59 percent of New Mexico voters say the federal budget deficit reduction should not involve cutting Medicaid, according to a new poll commissioned by advocacy groups in the state.
A patient advocacy group is asking the feds to not grant insurance companies in Florida exemption from profit caps mandated by federal law. Florida’s insurance commissioner recently asked for a waiver of the mandate.
Latino voters support the Affordable Health Care Act, but do not support the mandate to purchase coverage, according to a poll released Thursday.
While the number of Floridians in poverty surpassed 3 million in 2010, the Florida Legislature cut state programs aimed at helping those facing unemployment and poverty, a new report finds.
McClatchy and Kaiser Health News are reporting that recent decisions by Florida lawmakers have leaders of the state’s children’s hospitals worried about their budgets.
McClatchy/Kaiser report:
After years of being largely immune to concerns about costs, children’s hospitals
State Medicaid directors from across the country are asking a group of federal lawmakers to consider allowing more flexibility in state Medicaid plans in order to cut costs.
The Hill reports:
The National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) urged the supercommittee on
During a committee hearing yesterday, GOP members expressed outrage with the federal government for its request that the state include a “medical loss ratio” in its Medicaid Reform Pilot.
Anti-abortion-rights policy group the Susan B. Anthony List this week launched an attack video against President Barack Obama, depicting his only friends as abortion providers amid dwindling support from other groups.
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