Medicaid
Articles about Medicaid
Government to Pay for More Than Half of U.S. Health Care Costs
February 4, 2010
Recession is driving laid-off Americans from private to public plans, report notes
Health - Managing Your Healthcare
Senate Upset Foils Democrats' Health Reform Agenda
January 20, 2010
Future direction of Obama's top domestic priority remains unclear
Health - Managing Your Healthcare
U.S. Spending on Health Care Slowed in 2008
January 5, 2010
National cost still reached $2.3 trillion, government report shows
Health - Managing Your Healthcare
Over 45 Million Americans Now Lack Health Insurance
December 16, 2009
About 8 percent of children are uninsured, government report finds
Health - Managing Your Healthcare
Advertising to Consumers May Raise Drug Prices
November 24, 2009
With Plavix as an example, study finds no added use but higher costs
Health - Managing Your Healthcare
Landrieu’s Medicaid Deal Hurts Middle Class Taxpayers Everywhere
November 20, 2009
Lawmakers' votes should not be based on the government equivalent of a bribe.
Opinion - Bonnie Erbe
Health Buzz: Bill Aims to Help States Pay Medicaid Costs and Other Health News
November 16, 2009
7 reasons the PSA test still matters; why health reform would endanger passive patients
Health - Family Health
Pay Less for Prescription Drugs
November 6, 2009
Check out pharmacy, clinic and government programs, expert says
Health - Managing Your Healthcare
Race, Insurance May Affect Testing of Kids in ER
October 16, 2009
Study finds more done for youths with chest pain who are white and have private coverage
Health - Family Health
U.S. Health Costs Will Continue to Cause Financial Pain
September 9, 2009
Medical services expected to take up more of the American economy in the future, experts say
Health - Managing Your Healthcare
Hospitals Reduce Heart Attack Deaths
August 18, 2009
Study shows 10-year effort, major medical advances improved survival
Health - Family Health
Expanding Health Coverage May Not Improve Access
August 7, 2009
Innovations in financing, delivery of care are needed to close gaps, experts say
Health - Managing Your Healthcare
ER Visits Mostly by Medicare, Medicaid Recipients
July 31, 2009
But government study also shows uninsured accounted for almost 1 out of 5 ER patients
Health - Managing Your Healthcare
Health Buzz: New York Pays for Medicaid Mistake and Other Health News
July 22, 2009
Fixing health insurance first; cooking with whole foods
Health
Poor Women Seem to Be Skipping Breast Cancer Drugs
May 18, 2009
Theories vary as to why, but experts say consequence can be severe
Health - Family Health
More Americans Experiencing Gaps in Health Coverage
April 22, 2009
Further erosion of private insurance could boost the ranks of the uninsured
Health - Managing Your Healthcare
Bariatric Surgery Centers Don't Deliver Better Outcomes
April 21, 2009
Study finds these units of excellence no better, more costly, than other hospitals
Health - Managing Your Healthcare
Cancer Survivors Say Costs Keep Them From Care
February 4, 2009
Insured or not, patients forgo medical needs twice as often as others, study finds
Health - Family Health
Obama Backs Health Care Reform
January 20, 2009
Public concern over cost, availability of care could lead to real change, experts say
Health - Managing Your Healthcare
7 Ways the Stimulus Plan Will Help Retirees
January 14, 2009
Trillion-dollar program won't address longer-term needs and generational conflicts.
Money - The Best Life
U.S. Flunks on Tobacco Control Report Card
January 13, 2009
Lung Association report says feds and most states neglect preventing tobacco-caused illness.
Health - Family Health
Health Care Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade
January 6, 2009
But consumers are still paying more for out-of-pocket expenses, reports say
Health - Diet & Fitness
Health Buzz: State Medicaid Cuts and Other Health News
December 26, 2008
Michael Jackson's lung health status; Bush administration's healthcare conscience rule.
Health
Newborn Hospital Deaths Highest for Those Without Insurance
December 17, 2008
And those transferred between facilities also had higher mortality rates, study says
Health - Managing Your Healthcare
