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The West 2008
(Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming)
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The Midwest 2008
(Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin)
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The Northeast 2008
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont)
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The South 2008
(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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State Roundups 2008
(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.)
Model law banning silent PPOs could serve as draft for state legislatures - Dec. 29Put the tobacco settlement money in smoking cessation - Editorial Dec. 29Federal court dismisses New Jersey suit over SCHIP limits - Dec. 22State societies warn of primary care shortages - Dec. 22Courts in 2 states rule on reach of HIPAA in medical liability cases - Dec. 15Medical homes get boost in Louisiana Medicaid reform effort - Dec. 15Medicaid pay delays found to squeeze access - Dec. 8Finding the right floor: How much should insurers spend on medical care? - Nov. 24Rhode Island seeks Medicaid overhaul, cap on spending - Nov. 17When incentives lack appeal: Medicaid reform meets confusion, skepticism - Nov. 3Trend of Medicaid pay increases is expected to end as states struggle - Oct. 20Illinois court rejects plan for expanding health coverage - Oct. 20Certificate-of-need law in Illinois slammed by feds, AMA - Oct. 6Hospital loses latest fight over tax-exempt status - Sept. 22/29Oct. 1 deadline looms for 3 Medicaid prescription security features - Sept. 15CMS delays enforcing limits on SCHIP funding - Sept. 15Time to get tough? States increasingly offer ways to opt out of vaccine mandates - Sept. 8Georgia Medicaid program challenged in courts - Sept. 1Medicare is bad, but Medicaid has even more problems - Sept. 1Most states said to have good rules on pain medicines - Aug. 25SCHIP eligibility limits to take effect - Aug. 11More New Jersey parents eligible for SCHIP - Aug. 4Settlement proposed in Medicaid/Part D case - July 21Suit aims to block Hawaii's plan to shift blind, elderly, disabled on Medicaid into managed care - July 216 rules cutting Medicaid delayed until 2009 - July 21Teaching hospitals, residencies win reprieve on Medicaid cuts - July 14States rapped for lax regulation of individual insurance market - July 14Illinois Medicaid paid physicians too slowly, state audit says - June 16California doctors sue to block Medicaid cuts - June 92 California insurers agree to cover members with rescinded policies - June 2Doctor disciplinary actions down for 3rd year - May 12GAO: CMS violated law with SCHIP eligibility directive - May 5House panel OKs bill to delay Medicaid cuts - April 28Advanced-practice nurses seek wider scope in 24 states - April 21Court blocks broad subpoena of patient records - April 21Most states working toward implementing e-health programs - April 14Employer mandates hit legal snag, states continue to search for options - April 7Physicians face Medicaid's April 1 deadline for tamper-proof Rx pads - March 24/31States battle obesity epidemic with new laws - March 24/31Health reform update: Transparency hot, state mandates not - March 10California reverses course, adopts 10% physician Medicaid pay cut - March 10Survey: Patients harmed by anemia drug policy - Feb. 25UnitedHealth faces stiff fines in California - Feb. 18New plan would require D.C. drug detailers to be licensed - Feb. 11Court gives temporary OK to San Francisco "pay or play" law - Feb. 4CMS denials of state Medicaid expansions fuel confusion - Jan. 28Time tight in Medicare fight to defend some pay provisions, block add-ons - Jan. 21Congress OKs temporary reprieve on Medicare pay cut, renews SCHIP - Jan. 7 Last year's index - Back to top
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