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Study links higher Medicaid payments to accessibility
Jan 22, 2015
The report comes a few weeks after a temporary bump in rates ended.
Drop in uninsured is a mixed blessing for hospitals
Jul 30, 2014
Hospitals could save billions on charity care. But federal cuts are coming.
ERs are still busy, Affordable Care Act and all
Jul 29, 2014
But it's not clear how much is left to change.
Lewis Wallace
Medicaid's new patients: healthier, and maybe cheaper
May 9, 2014
It may be less expensive for states to expand Medicaid than previously estimated.
Hospitals save money by doing surgery for free
by
Adam Ragusea
May 6, 2014
Some hospitals have come up with a counterintuitive way to save money: offer minor surgery for free.
Health care for foster youth, if they can find it
May 1, 2014
Those who've aged out of foster care get Medicaid until age 26.
Saving Medicaid money in Camden, N.J.
Apr 3, 2014
Hospitals and doctors are teaming up to make healthcare more efficient
For public good, not for profit.
Signing up new patients is just the beginning
Mar 18, 2014
Getting signed up for health insurance or Medicaid is just the first step in getting quality medical care.
The promise and pitfalls of expanded Medicaid
by
David Gura
Jan 23, 2014
Under the Affordable Care Act, many states have made it easier to get Medicaid, a move that will affect cities, experts say.
In prison you get health care. When you're released ...
Dec 30, 2013
At last count, the nation was spending $6.5 billion a year treating mental illness, substance abuse and chronic conditions in prisons.