States Cut Medicaid Drug Benefits To Save Money
Illinois is the latest state to act, imposing a limit of four drugs.
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Illinois is the latest state to act, imposing a limit of four drugs.
State is moving ahead with plans to cut thousands of residents from the health insurance program for the poor.
Officials say the strategy helps patients, as well as providers. But critics complain it's about revenue generation, not about improving health.
In letter to governors, HHS Secretary Sebelius urges states to "take advantage of unusually generous" Medicaid expansion deal.
Some low-income adults could be thrown "into a black hole with nowhere to turn for coverage."
A growing number of Republican lawmakers and state Medicaid officials say they may pass up the nearly $1 trillion federal pot to expand the program. Politics is a factor, but cash-strapped states also have legitimate budget concerns.
The Supreme Court Thursday gave states the option to skip the Medicaid expansion, but the pressure of accepting millions in new federal dollars to pay for coverage for low-income people may be too great.
Under the health law, Medicaid will grow to cover every American with a household income below 133 percent of the federal poverty level. A ruling against the expansion -- or the entire law
The hunt for illegal immigrants interferes with federally funded care for farmworkers.
More privately insured Americans are delaying treatment, while safety net programs cannot meet demand by those people who are under- and uninsured.
The explosion of Web- and telephone-based medical services is transforming the delivery of primary health care, giving consumers access from home for inexpensive, round-the-clock care.
But some patients still struggle to find specialists.
Quality is uneven at federally funded clinics that treat millions of poor people.
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