Medicaid cuts will hurt lung cancer patients

Medicaid Review Panel eyes major changes to Idaho program....

The legislative panel tasked with overseeing Idaho’s major health care transitions over the next several years met for the first time since passing a Medicaid reform bill — members largely

Countering Cuts in Federal Funding: The Pennsylvania Model

(MedPage Today) -- Even as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid this year, grave concerns about their viability are deepening. Proposed cuts in federal funding would likely intensify financial burdens for care providers and...

Medicaid cuts will hurt lung cancer patients

Worry about coverage and access to treatment should not add to an already heavy burden.

Stacie Dusetzina questioned the high cost of Ibrance, a drug without proof of prolonging life, reflecting the lucrative rise of oncological treatments

Missouri knows from experience: Medicaid cuts will be felt throughout the economy

John W. Bluford III doesn’t have to speculate about what major cuts to Medicaid could mean to Kansas City area patients and hospitals.  Takeaways In an effort to trim a multibillion dollar deficit, Missouri lawmakers made cuts to the state’s Medicaid program by reducing eligibility and cutting benefits in 2005. The move, which resulted in more than 100,000 people losing coverage, led to financial strain throughout the state’s health care ecosy…