HHS Releases Requirements For Web Portal For State Insurance Options
(Daily Report) May 04, 2010
With an improving economy and help from the federal government, the worst of the fiscal bloodbath for state governments seems to be over. But the next couple of years still will be challenging and the long-run outlook for state budgets is shaping up to be even tougher.
(Story) May 03, 2010
Politico reports that establishing high-risk insurance pools, the first major decision after the enactment of health care reform, "has come and gone with the decisions so far made mostly along party lines."
(Daily Report) May 03, 2010
Kaiser Health News presents a selection of opinions and editorials from around the nation.
(Daily Report) May 03, 2010
State roundup: Water main break in Boston complicates life in hospitals; Conn. House approves poans for regional health network; Maine expands health insurance safety net.
(Daily Report) May 03, 2010
Hospitals and other systems in the Baltimore area are "buying practices, forming management agreements or structuring joint ventures with primary care practices that cannot afford to buy necessary electronic health records systems, hire more support staff or add another physician" in a bid to help primary care doctors lower their overhead, the Baltimore Business Journal reports.
(Daily Report) May 03, 2010
"Doctors can be hamstrung in making critical decisions about prescribing painkillers if they aren't able to find out if patients filled prescriptions elsewhere," The Associated Press reports.
(Daily Report) May 03, 2010
Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including news about the insurance industry and states' decisions regarding high risk pools.
(Daily Report) May 03, 2010
Today is the deadline for states to announce whether they will run new insurance pools for high-risk patients or leave the task to the federal government.
(Daily Report) Apr 30, 2010
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger Thursday announced his support of the health reform law, even as other Republicans around the United States look for ways to roll back the overhaul.
(Daily Report) Apr 30, 2010