News tagged with medicaid coverage

States stop circumcisions funds amid budget crisis

(AP) -- A nationwide debate about circumcisions for newborn boys, combined with cash-strapped public health budgets, has Colorado taking sides with 17 other states that no longer fund Medicaid coverage of ...

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created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Reading level of Medicaid renewal applications often too high

Simplifying Medicaid renewal applications may help families keep their children enrolled in the government health insurance program, resulting in better medical care, according to research to be presented Saturday, May 1 ...

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created May 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lower income women report more insurance-based discrimination during pregnancy, delivery

According to an analysis of statewide data taken from 1998-2001, women in Oregon who made less than $50,000 a year were more than three times likely to report they were discriminated against by health providers because of ...

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created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Contracts adding legal twist to family health care

Financial contracts to care for sick or aging relatives - nearly unthinkable just a decade ago - are drawing new interest as everyday Americans wrestle with the time and expense of providing long-term health care, a University ...

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created May 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Filling the gap: The importance of Medicaid continuity for former inmates

It is time for states to suspend, rather than terminate, the Medicaid benefits of inmates while they are incarcerated, say correctional health care experts from The Miriam Hospital in a commentary published online by the ...

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created May 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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