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The West 2007
(Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming)
Last year's index - Back to top
More than 70% of off-label prescriptions were for indications in which the drug ordered had little or no scientific support.
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The Midwest 2007
(Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin)
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Out-of-pocket health costs for adults with employer coverage rose 34% from 2004 to 2007.
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The Northeast 2007
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont)
Last year's index - Back to top
If defensive medicine accounts for 1% of the annual health care bill, that's $22 billion.
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The South 2007
(Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)
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Solo and small-group practices deliver the most primary care but have the lowest rates of EHR adoption.
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State Roundups 2007
(Our coverage of trends in state legislatures and regulatory bodies is also a good source of information about developments in different parts of the country.)
Florida begins electronic health record pilot program for Medicaid recipients - Dec. 17
Cigna expands with Great-West health deal - Dec. 17
CBO: Medicare and Medicaid spending growth unsustainable - Dec. 3
Illinois sues radiology clinics over MRI leasing - Nov. 26
Medicaid's rule changes are drawing fire - Nov. 19
Most Medicaid programs adopt modest 2008 pay boosts for doctors - Nov. 12
States strike at "most-favored" pay clause - Nov. 12
Lawmakers at SCHIP impasse while funding ends in mid-November - Nov. 5
Number, cost of vaccines spur budget dilemma - Nov. 5
States sue federal government over tighter SCHIP limits - Oct. 22/29
After Bush veto, SCHIP strategy shifts to courting override votes - Oct. 15
Medicaid Rx pad security rule is delayed - Oct. 15
Medicare & Medicaid: A study in contrasts - Quick View Oct. 15
Maryland wants its share of liability insurance credit - Oct. 15
Medicare pay hike on tougher road after being stripped from SCHIP bill - Oct. 8
States scrutinize health insurer offering limited-benefit policies - Oct. 1
UnitedHealthcare promises reform in deal with state regulators - Oct. 1
Wisconsin budget crisis threatens physicians' Medicaid pay - Sept. 24
New reps, new rap: The counter-detailers - Sept. 24
Annual study shows states moving to more balanced pain policies - Sept. 17
Bush SCHIP limits hurt efforts to expand kids coverage, states say - Sept. 10
States review nonprofit hospitals' tax exemptions - Sept. 10
Protect health access for kids, seniors - Editorial Sept. 10
Medicaid Rx must be on tamper-resistant pads - Sept. 3
Doctors stump for the uninsured - Sept. 3
States let adult kids stay on parents' insurance - Sept. 3
Fate of Medicare pay raise hinges on contentious SCHIP negotiations - Aug. 20
House panel advances SCHIP reauthorization bill - Aug. 13
Medicaid measures performance: The push to improve care and save money - Aug. 6
Senate panel OKs SCHIP funding bill; Bush threatens to veto it - Aug. 6
Oregon adopts plan for universal health access - Aug. 6
Refusal of new Medicaid patients spurs antitrust suit - July 23/30
AMA meeting: AMA launches pre-election push on plight of uninsured - July 16
Peer review records opened in physician's discrimination suit - July 16
States, CME incorporating cultural competency training - July 16
HHS gives lower estimate of uninsured children eligible for SCHIP - July 9
MRSA infection rate higher than earlier thought - July 9
Medicaid seeks to cut contribution to GME funding - July 9
States expand children's access to health care - July 2
Getting aboard SCHIP - Editorial July 2
Florida physician can sue insurer over forced liability settlement - June 25
Missouri set to reform Medicaid, boost doctor pay - June 25
Congress plugs $650 million SCHIP funding gap - June 18
Medicaid citizenship rules costing health centers - June 18
Funding pools OK'd for Medicare doctor pay, SCHIP - June 11
United settles suit with Nebraska over complaint procedure - June 11
Physicians pushing state lawmakers to regulate burgeoning retail clinics - June 4
New laws in Washington state aim to boost access and quality - May 28
Texas Medicaid physician pay gets hike in new settlement - May 21
Indiana passes health reforms, Medicaid pay boost for doctors - May 21
Virginia: 14 is old enough to decide on medical treatment - May 7
Congress wants to enlarge SCHIP; Bush seeks limits - April 23/30
More states eye reporting infection rates to give scrutiny to hospitals - April 16
Mass health reform: Still a work in progress - April 2
DEA judge's ruling could help medical marijuana research - March 19
Merck ends push for HPV vaccine mandate - March 12
Tort reforms boost some states' liability outlook - March 5
Bush budget plan slashes billions from Medicare, Medicaid spending - Feb. 26
Will states follow Texas on HPV shot mandate? - Feb. 26
HMO offers Weight Watchers to West Virginia Medicaid enrollees - Feb. 19
Nonphysicians bypass legislatures, use own boards to expand scope - Feb. 12
Tougher rules on citizenship records curbing Medicaid enrollment - Feb. 12
Slower spending: Growth in national health care expenditures slows for third year - Feb. 5
Federal appeals court rules against doctors, patients in Oklahoma Medicaid pay suit - Jan. 29
States propose laws requiring HPV vaccine - Jan. 29
New York, Ohio adopt limited mental health parity coverage - Jan. 22
Congress plugs SCHIP funding gap but deficits still loom in 14 states - Jan. 15
Last year's index - Back to top
As of Aug. 20, H1N1 flu has been cited in 522 deaths and nearly 8,000 hospitalizations in the U.S.
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Women pay more for health care
Thirty-four states offer no protection against higher individual market premiums for women.
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