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Delta states get $5.4M in grants to target chronic disease
By Steven Ross Johnson | August 12, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
A dozen providers in a low-income part of the country will receive $5.4 million in federal funding to address a number of chronic conditions that affect residents there at a more frequent rate compared with the rest of the country.
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W.Va. tops in per capita promotion of health law
By John Raby / Associated Press | July 25, 2013
More is being spent per capita in West Virginia than any other state to promote public awareness of the new healthcare reform law, but advocates are concerned that those who could benefit most still won't get enrolled.
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Regional News/South: HMA set to acquire Bert Fish Medical Center
By Modern Healthcare | June 29, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla.—Health Management Associates is on its way to forging its third deal this year after it was selected to begin negotiations with Bert Fish Medical Center. The public Southeast Volusia Hospital District chose Naples,...
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Threat of FTC challenge prompts Capella to drop deal
By Modern Healthcare | June 27, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The threat of a federal antitrust challenge soured Capella Healthcare's bid to buy Mercy Health's hospital in Hot Springs, Ark.
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Reform Update: Medicaid expansion could occur in red states in coming weeks
By Jonathan Block | June 11, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The coming weeks are shaping up to be a big deal for states still on the fence regarding Medicaid expansion.
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Arkansas Medicaid model may raise out-of-pocket costs
By Merrill Goozner | June 06, 2013
It goes without saying that people on Medicaid don't earn much money. While state programs' health benefits differ from state to state, all must have very low co-pays and deductibles to earn the federal match. The same will be true for those states that expand their Medicaid programs to cover...
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Ark. doctors ask court to block state's new abortion rules
By Bloomberg | May 17, 2013
Two doctors are set to ask a U.S. judge to block the Human Heartbeat Protection Act, an Arkansas law banning most abortions at the 12th week of pregnancy if a fetal heartbeat can be detected.
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W.Va. governor to push Medicaid expansion
By Rich Daly | May 02, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
One of the last undecided Democratic governors has opted to expand Medicaid. West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced his intention to urge funding of the expansion by the Democratic-led Legislature after considering it for nearly a year.
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Expansion attention | Ark. approves plan, likely to face federal scrutiny
By Rich Daly | April 20, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
The bumpy advance of Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe's unusual Medicaid proposal has gotten considerable notice in other conservative-leaning states and the attention of the Obama administration. Now it's likely to draw intense federal scrutiny.
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State reform update: Ark. Medicaid alternative in spotlight as other states mull similar plans
By Rich Daly | April 17, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
Arkansas lawmakers gave final approval to the governor's plan to use new federal Medicaid funding to buy private coverage in insurance exchanges. Now it's likely to draw intense federal scrutiny.
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