Beth Kutscher , Melanie Evans Posted: August 10, 2013 – 12:01 am ET Three years ago, Henry Ford Health System began to overhaul how its doctors and nurses care for patients outside the Detroit-based system’s six hospitals. Now it must face the economic strains of its own success, as fewer patients turn up to fill hospital beds.Since January, the… Read more »
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Reform Update: Is Medicaid deal out of reach in Florida? By Rich Daly
April 30, 2013 Tim Daly Modern Healthcare Florida is one of a growing number of states where time is running out for lawmakers to make a deal on expanding Medicaid.The Florida Legislature has worked furiously on legislation to raise Medicaid eligibility. But the Senate’s passage of a bill Tuesday belied concerns that approval by the… Read more »
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Fallout for States Rejecting Medicaid Expansion
Fallout for states rejecting Medicaid expansion By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press Posted: April 22, 2013 – 8:00 am ET Tags: Rejecting the Medicaid expansion in the federal health care law could have unexpected consequences for states where Republican lawmakers remain steadfastly opposed to what they scorn as “Obamacare.” It could mean exposing businesses… Read more »