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Kaiser Health News: States moving toward more Medicaid managed care

By | 09.14.11 | 4:57 pm | More from The Florida Independent

Kaiser Health News reports that states all over the country, including Florida, are moving toward Medicaid managed care and are looking “to private health plans for help closing budget gaps.”

Controversy Swirls (Again) Over Medicare Advantage

By | 09.24.09 | 10:41 am

Medicare Advantage is at the forefront of congressional bickering. Again. Indeed, a large chunk of yesterday’s health reform debate in the Senate Finance Committee revolved around the contentious MA program. And the debate is continuing straight into this morning.

But to understand the controversy, it’s important to understand what Medicare More…

Is Cutting Health Care Costs Off the Table?

By | 08.13.09 | 11:06 am

Between the town hall chaos and the claims of some prominent Republicans of a vast left-wing conspiracy to euthanize your grandmother, the details of what’s actually in the proposed health reform bill have pretty much gotten lost. But a conversation I had yesterday with Karen Davenport, health More…