Monday, October 14, 2002

Medicaid Enrollment in 50 States: December 2001 Data Update
This publication from the Kaiser Family Foundation provides state-by-state enrollment information and identifies national trends from the data. "Data suggest that Medicaid continues to evolve from a welfare-based program to a more traditional health insurance program." [Adobe Acrobat format]  
  

Instability Looms For Debt-Heavy Magellan Health
Washington Post story on "the deepening financial troubles of Magellan Health Services Inc., the largest mental health care provider in the United States" and concerns that "that many patients may go untreated if Magellan no longer can pay its bills."