Tag Archives: Medicaid

How Generously Does Your State Reimburse for Medicaid?

Posted on January 30, 2015

A while ago, I wrote a post on how hard it can be for Medicaid recipients to get medical appointments, because so many physicians limit the number of Medicaid patients they see. They limit the number because Medicaid reimbursement is … Continue reading →

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Should North Carolina Expand Medicaid?

Posted on January 22, 2015

My home state of North Carolina is one of a number of states that refused to expand Medicaid, even though the Affordable Care Act stipulates that the federal government will cover the majority of expenses associated with such expansion. Here … Continue reading →

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Does the Name “the Affordable Care Act” Bias People Against the Affordable Care Act ?

Posted on January 8, 2015

The always informative Jonathan Cohn at the New Republic recently wrote about an opinion poll that seems to show significant support for at least one part of The Affordable Care Act. It showed a majority not only of Democrats and … Continue reading →

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Medicaid Expansion is Good for Hospitals

Posted on December 9, 2014

The ever reliable Sarah Kliff recently posted a nice graphic, showing a dramatic decline in the number of hospital visits for which hospitals received little to no money, because the patients have no insurance. But this decline occurred almost exclusively … Continue reading →

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Here’s Why Funding Medical Education Helps Vulnerable Patients

Posted on November 7, 2014

An article in the New England Journal of Medicine in June (no one accused me of being a timely blogger!) shows that academic medical centers often provide poorly-reimbursed services that other healthcare institutions avoid. Where more general hospitals might avoid … Continue reading →

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Has the Obamacare Medicaid Expansion Already Reached Its Peak?

Posted on May 7, 2014

The Affordable Care Act expanded Medicaid eligibility this year in those states which decided to follow its provisions. That means lots of people are now newly eligible for Medicaid. However, the number of people signing up for Medicaid in the … Continue reading →

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Medicaid Expansion/Lack of Expansion Plans: In A Map

Posted on March 25, 2014

For anyone interested in health policy, Sarah Kliff at the Washington Post has perhaps the most useful and informative blog to be found. Here’s a picture she posted recently, showing the status of state Medicaid programs, in a post exploring which … Continue reading →

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Why It Sometimes Doesn't Pay, Literally, To Take Medicaid Patients

Posted on March 17, 2014

I have written a couple of pieces lately documenting the high percentage of physicians who refuse to take Medicaid patients, and some of the reasons for their refusal. One of my pieces prompted a physician to email me with his … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Saying No to Medicaid Expansion

Posted on March 12, 2014

Here is a nice picture, from a HuffPo article , showing how much money states are losing by not expanding Medicaid in accordance with the Affordable Care Act: Not a small change, by any measure. Shows how much it means … Continue reading →

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Do People Move Across State Borders To Receive Generous Medicaid Benefits?

Posted on March 7, 2014

I teach an undergraduate health policy class at Duke University. Recently, my students asked me whether states potentially hurt themselves by offering generous health care benefits when neighboring states don’t offer such benefits. Then I got home and pulled out … Continue reading →

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