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- Another push to limit generics 17 May 2008 09:39 GMT
... appointed by the National Kidney Foundation of Florida, the Florida Academy of Family Physicians and ... state could pay $500,000 or more in Medicaid costs if brand name drugs were substituted ...
- Culver took 34 days for out-of-state travel amid '08 session 17 May 2008 09:34 GMT
... Gov. Chet Culver spent far more time out of ... measure to increase the federal contribution to Medicaid. The measure was not included in the ... March when Culver was vacationing in Sarasota, Fla., and controversy erupted over a Democratic amendment ...
- What's hot and what's not in the news (May 17) 17 May 2008 06:19 GMT
... FOR GROWTH: Boys & Girls Clubs in Florida are paying dividends to the state. Comparing ... annual earnings and $157 million in lifetime Medicaid cost savings. Because those figures don't include ...
- Frances Fox Piven's "Challenging Authority" 15 May 2008 21:30 GMT
... near New Orleans; 1817 and 1818 in Florida; and Nat Turner and 70 other slaves ... children receiving Aid to Dependent Children; Medicare; Medicaid; new nutritional programs, including food stamps and ...
- Strike Force Targets Medicare Fraud by Los Angeles Area Health Care Companies 15 May 2008 18:37 GMT
... infusion areas. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is taking steps to increase accountability ... that was first used last year in Florida,” said Daniel R. Levinson, Inspector General for ...
- Put choice in hands of consumers 15 May 2008 10:31 GMT
... lack health insurance, nearly 4 million in Florida. Using employers as the primary provider of ... an insurance company (exemplified by Medicare and Medicaid) to being a coordinator and financial supporter ...
- Cigarette Tax: A healthy tax 15 May 2008 10:31 GMT
... The state of Florida's budget is under pressure. Health care costs ... Health care costs are rising, especially the Medicaid program for low-income residents. Yet, there is ...
- Lunsford vows fiesty campaign 15 May 2008 09:18 GMT
... of wealth. Lunsford owns condominiums in Louisville, Florida, California, Chicago and Saratoga Springs, N.Y. In ... company submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid. Vencor admitted no wrongdoing as part of ...
- Live Longer Community Resources gets new director 15 May 2008 06:54 GMT
... Arcadia. Services include prescription assistance, Medicare and Medicaid counseling, Medicare Plan D enrollment, Social Security ... information, as well as legislation passed by Florida that impacts the beneficiaries of Medicare and ...
- Tight budget defended to GOP crowd 15 May 2008 06:53 GMT
... the budget and didn't raise taxes anywhere." Florida's Constitution requires a balanced budget and bars ... of Florida to fund education," Grant said. Medicaid shares the spotlight with public education as ...
- State tightening regulation of check cashers 15 May 2008 04:39 GMT
... car garage $1,000 mo.... » TALLAHASSEE -- Florida is tightening its regulation of check cashing ... from a variety of illicit activities including Medicaid, Medicare and workers compensation fraud. In some ...
- 'Click it or Ticket' campaign kicks off as seat-belt use dips 15 May 2008 01:50 GMT
... Florida, one of the laxer states, saw its ... more than 2,700 serious injuries and reduce Medicaid expenses by at least $10.7 million in ...
- WellCare, Facing Possible Loss, Delays First-Quarter Results 14 May 2008 21:39 GMT
... Facing Possible Loss, Delays First-Quarter Results TAMPA, Fla., May 14, 2008 (A. M. Best via ... for government-sponsored health insurance programs such as Medicaid and Medicare, and serves nearly 2.5 million ... Human Services/Office of Inspector General, and the Florida Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit participated ...
- NationsHealth Announces 2008 First Quarter Financial Results and Corporate Restructuring 14 May 2008 20:57 GMT
... NationsHealth Announces 2008 First Quarter Financial Results and ... Quarter Financial Results and Corporate Restructuring SUNRISE, Fla., May 14, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ) ... on Medicare reimbursement; changes in Medicare and Medicaid and any other state or national-based reimbursement ...
- 'Click It or Ticket' campaign will target seat-belt scofflaws 14 May 2008 20:11 GMT
... Florida, one of the laxer states, saw its ... more than 2,700 serious injuries and reduce Medicaid expenses by at least $10.7 million in ...
- Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Awarded New Contract IASIS Affiliate Continues State Wide Presence 14 May 2008 19:02 GMT
... Choice Arizona, Inc. ("Health Choice"), IASIS' prepaid Medicaid and Medicare managed health plan in Phoenix, ... Lake City, Utah; Phoenix, Arizona; Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida; three cities in Texas, including San Antonio; ...
- Health Choice Arizona, Inc. Awarded New Contract 14 May 2008 18:54 GMT
... Choice Arizona, Inc. ("Health Choice"), IASIS' prepaid Medicaid and Medicare managed health plan in Phoenix, ... Lake City, Utah; Phoenix, Arizona; Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida; three cities in Texas, including San Antonio; ...
- School district administrative posts axed 14 May 2008 17:45 GMT
... Eubank passed out copies of a recent Florida School Boards Association newsletter that included dire ... Thursday. Senators are scheduled to consider a Medicaid bill that would allow states to use ...
- Medical care decisions if incapacitated ' do you know how this works? 14 May 2008 15:52 GMT
... decisions for me? A: Chapter 765 of Florida statutes addresses healthcare advanced directives. In that ... for public benefits, such as Medicare or Medicaid, on behalf of the principal. Unless specifically ...
- Florida health reform asks little -- expects a lot 14 May 2008 15:17 GMT
... An additional 97,000, have joined the state's Medicaid program due to expanded outreach and another ... percent of the state's uninsured. Unlike Massachusetts, Florida's version of health reform requires little or ...
- Here's looking at you 14 May 2008 14:06 GMT
... have already created a transparency model in Florida. To see the fruits of their labor, ... by the Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. But it has to be more ...
- Poor Rural Communities Need More Access To Health Information 14 May 2008 13:17 GMT
... difficult. And since few doctors will accept Medicaid, low-income people have even fewer choices," Trettin ... Center for the Advancement of Health 2000 Florida Ave. NW, Ste 210 Washington, DC 20009 ...
- What's Left for Government to Do? 14 May 2008 13:15 GMT
... welfare eligibility is determined, for instance, and Florida has privatized its human-resources operations. Neither venture ... Secretary Mitch Roob: reduce the growth of Medicaid by half, fix the struggling welfare agency, ...
- Dead Sea Scrolls / String of bombings kills 60 in Indian city 14 May 2008 05:51 GMT
... PALM BAY, Fla. — Investigators searched Tuesday for one or ... or damaged more than 160 homes on Florida's Atlantic coast. Firefighters in Brevard County were ... are uninsured or are covered by state Medicaid programs for the poor made the smallest ...
- Cuts in Medicaid May Mean Billion-Dollar Loss to New York for Training Doctors 14 May 2008 05:16 GMT
... necessary to restore the “fiscal integrity” of Medicaid, and that underwriting medical education is beyond ... which stands to lose $180 million, and Florida, which would lose $150 million. The report ...
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