The Obama administration is proposing to push back by a year the deadline for a new medical-coding standard that was originally set to go into effect on October 1, 2013. Federal regulators had previously signaled that they would postpone implementation of the … [Read more...]
HIV/AIDS – Study by Kaiser Family Foundation Confirms Significant Role Played by Medicaid in Financing HIV/AIDS Care
October 30, 2011 By
The Kaiser Family Foundation published a 2006 report on Medicaid’s role in providing medical and prescription drug coverage to people living with HIV/AIDS. In 2006, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) calculated that federal spending on HIV/AIDS … [Read more...]
MEDICAID SPENDING – Analysis of Medicaid Spending Trends Demonstrates Close Relationship With State of Economy
October 30, 2011 By
In a report published by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, researchers found that Medicaid spending grew by 7.6% per year between 2002 and 2004, down from12.0% per annum from 2000 to 2002. This slowed growth was likely due to a lower Medicaid … [Read more...]
UNINSURED – Research Findings Indicate That Health Care Safety Net is Unable to Stem the Increase in Uninsured
August 11, 2011 By
In 2005, the number of uninsured, nonelderly adults reached 37.1 million and the number of uninsured children reached 9.0 million, as stated in a 2006 report published by the Kaiser Family Foundation. Medicare covers the majority of elderly Americans (65 years of age … [Read more...]
