Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Duh! for the week Report finds Medicaid payment rates for hospitals and nursing homes far below the costs of delivering care. Portending greater Congressional attention to Medicaid next year, the Congressional Research Service has released the 1st in a series of reports about the joint federal-state health insurance program. [Medicare/ Medicaid News from myHealthcareNews.com] 5:29:33 AM    comment [] TN Health Plan in Danger Once a Model, a Health Plan Is Endangered. A decade after TN inaugurated a health care plan for the state's most vulnerable residents that was hailed as a model for the nation, the program is once more being held up as a model - of failure in an era of soaring medical costs and voters' aversion to higher taxes. [Medicare/ Medicaid News from myHealthcareNews.com] 5:28:39 AM    comment []

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