Louisiana Seeks to Block Docs from Steering Patients Into Insurance Plans December 11, 2013 Doctors who steer Medicaid patients into specific health insurance plans could face heavy sanctions under an emergency rule the state...
137,800 in Mississippi Fall in Health Insurance ‘Coverage Gap’ October 21, 2013 By Emily Wagster Pettus A new study shows 137,800 low-income Mississippians fall into a health insurance “coverage gap.” They’re currently uninsured. They earn too...
N.C. Commissioner Goodwin Seeking Apology Over Health Official’s Remark May 14, 2013 North Carolina’s Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is publicly calling for an apology from the state’s Department of Health and Human...
Feds Will Enforce Insurance Regulations In Wyoming April 9, 2013 The federal government will directly enforce Affordable Care Act regulations in Wyoming when key pieces of the federal health care...
Health Care Law to Create Gap For 21K In Hawaii March 13, 2013 Roughly 21,000 people in Hawaii who were previously covered under Medicaid will need to buy their own health insurance once...
New Jersey Hospitals Pioneer Cost-Cutting Model February 19, 2013 When a patient was moved from the intensive care unit to a regular hospital bed, it used to be routine...
Challenges, Opportunities of Health Exchanges, New Insureds October 2, 2012 The 12 million Americans expected to begin enrollment in health insurance exchanges next year represent a customer base of new...
Otter Hires Firm To Study Medicaid Expansion in Idaho July 19, 2012 Gov. C. L. “Butch” Otter has hired a consulting firm run by former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt to help decide...
WellPoint to Buy Amerigroup for $4.46 Billion July 9, 2012 Health insurer WellPoint Inc. will buy rival Amerigroup Corp. for about $4.46 billion to create a company that will serve...
Va. Woman Who Faked Cancer to Raise Money Now Faces Felony Charges June 22, 2012 A suburban Richmond, Virginia, woman who was convicted of two misdemeanors for faking cancer to raise money now faces felony...