Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Medicaid Commission votes on $11 bln in federal Medicaid saving options for Congress to consider in Reconciliation discussions. From a list of 33 options to attain federal Medicaid program savings, the Medicaid Commission voted yesterday to include 6, for a total of $11 bln, in their 9/1/2005 report to Congress. [Government/ Industry Regulation News from myHealthcareNews.com] 7:08:23 AM    comment [] PA Dept of Aging Has New Checklist to Help With the Challenges of Evaluating Nursing Homes. Secretary of Aging Nora Dowd Eisenhower announced a new checklist to help consumers choose a nursing home that best fits their needs. [Government/ Industry Regulation News from myHealthcareNews.com] 7:07:57 AM    comment [] Latest Medicare Data Show Hospital Losses Growing as Costs Continue to Outpace Reimbursement. Data Advantage Corporation releases results from the latest Top Ten DRG Report(1) [Government/ Industry Regulation News from myHealthcareNews.com] 7:03:46 AM    comment [] Disease Mgmt. In the past few years of double-digit healthcare cost increases, disease mgmt has shown some success in cutting the cost of care for some expensive conditions such as diabetes, congestive heart failure and asthma. [Insurance/ Managed Care News from myHealthcareNews.com] 7:03:23 AM    comment [] Drug Company Offers to Pay Costs of Developing Medicaid Reform Proposal. The state of GA is considering an unusual freebie from a drug company: an offer to pay the costs of crafting Gov. [Medicare/ Medicaid News from myHealthcareNews.com] 7:02:56 AM    comment [] Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights News Coverage of Recent Developments in States' Medicaid Programs, USA. The following summarizes news coverage of recent developments in states' Medicaid programs... click link for more info. [Medical News Today] 7:02:27 AM    comment [] Pain assessment in non-verbal patients with dementia. The accurate measurement of pain in non-verbal patients with severe dementia is a significant challenge across the palliative care map, but particularly so in Germany where a reliable assessment protocol or instrument has yet to be validated... click link for more info. [Medical News Today] 7:01:57 AM    comment [] Wall Street Journal Editorial Examines South Carolina's Proposed Medicaid Changes. "No worthwhile reform occurs without predictions that the sky will fall," so South Carolina Gov... click link for more info. [Medical News Today] 7:01:27 AM    comment []

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