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President Obama signs SCHIP reauthorization
Although SCHIP re-authorization was signed into law by President Obama on February 4, 2009, several key features from our 2009 Policy Prescription remain to be enacted: expand eligibility for SCHIP to children from all income range SCHIP should be valued Continue Reading …
Determinants of Medicaid Participation by Physicians
Authors of this Health Affairs study explore two factors critical to physician participation in Medicaid – reimbursement rates and reimbursement delays. Prior studies have shown that Medicaid participation is better among physicians in states that reimburse with higher rates compared Continue Reading …
Does expanding children’s health insurance save money in the long run?
A statewide study of potentially preventable hospital admissions for children revealed small but statistically significant decreases in such hospital admissions after local programs were established to expand access to health insurance. Nine California counties created Children’s Health Initiatives (CHIs) aiming Continue Reading …
The argument to expand SCHIP
A research letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association evaluated data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (a national survey on the costs and use of health care and health insurance) to uncover access to care issues among Continue Reading …
A Policy Prescription for 2009
As a new dawn embraces the United States of America, President Barack Obama and the 111th Congress face several seemingly insurmountable challenges. The armed forces are divided between two wars, the economy is in shambles, and the health care system is at Continue Reading …
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