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New health exchanges unlikely to end insurance monopolies in some states

New health exchanges unlikely to end insurance monopolies in some states

April 25, 2013 10:37 am by | 0 Comments

In Alabama, if you get your health insurance through your employer and you lose your job, you quickly realize there aren't a lot options for purchasing coverage on your own. ... Read more

Lack of competition might hamper health exchanges

Lack of competition might hamper health exchanges

April 23, 2013 11:14 am by | 0 Comments

The White House sums up the central idea behind the health care exchanges in the new federal health law with a simple motto: "more choices, greater competition."But even some stalwart ... Read more


Ohio, Arkansas may provide new model for insuring low-income residents

Ohio, Arkansas may provide new model for insuring low-income residents

March 23, 2013 11:20 am by | 0 Comments

The governors of Ohio and Arkansas, seeking a way around conservative state legislators who refuse to expand Medicaid, want to insure some of their poorest residents using a market-based approach.The ... Read more

N.C. Medicaid director plans internal overhaul instead of federal expansion

N.C. Medicaid director plans internal overhaul instead of federal expansion

March 6, 2013 9:08 am by | 0 Comments

RALEIGH, N.C. - Carol Steckel sides with the governors who have decided not to expand Medicaid. Newly appointed head of North Carolina's Medicaid program, she will oversee a top-to-bottom internal ... Read more

Provider shortage may push doctors to end turf war with nurses

Provider shortage may push doctors to end turf war with nurses

December 12, 2012 12:12 am by | 7 Comments

To make healthcare available to all the new patients who will be covered by the 2014 expansion, states are trying to loosen scope of practice laws that prevent nurse practitioners ... Read more

Tennessee plan addresses churn in Medicaid coverage to save money and support preventative care

Tennessee plan addresses churn in Medicaid coverage to save money and support preventative care

October 22, 2012 9:50 am by | 0 Comments

To mitigate the disruptive effects of churn on families and the health care providers who serve them, some states are easing application and renewal requirements so that Medicaid beneficiaries can ... Read more