Expanding health plan variety in state Medicaid programs may not lead to improved Managed Medicaid performance. Managed Medicaid performance does not increase as state Medicaid programs introduce more health plan variety, but a single health […]
This week, it was announced that a former employee of a Southern California ambulance company had been sentenced to prison for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare. 54-year-old Aharon Aron Krkasharyan of Los […]
Can a state agency set lower Medicaid reimbursement rates for out-of-state hospitals without discriminating against interstate commerce? The Ninth Circuit answered that question “yes” in Asante v. California Department of Health Care Services, ___ F.3d […]
Air conditioners for people with asthma, healthy groceries, rides to medical appointments and home-delivered meals may be among the new benefits offered to Medicare beneficiaries who choose private sector health plans, when new federal rules […]
Jana Gundy and Amanda Chaffin live within two hours of each other in Oklahoma. Each has a child with the same devastating disease, one that robs them of muscle strength, affecting their ability to sit, […]
Ten years ago, a driver ran a stop sign as Jim McIlroy rode into the intersection on his motorcycle. Serious injuries left McIlroy paralyzed from the chest down. But, after spending some time in a […]
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