Search Results for "South Carolina"

Sort by: Date | Rating | # Views | # Comments

Survey finds Medicaid expansion popular even in Southern states

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org May 22, 2013
Nearly two-thirds of adults across 5 of the America's most conservative states are in favor of expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
 (0)

Vets file class action over VA breach

 Anthony Brino May 03, 2013
Two veterans in South Carolina have filed a class action lawsuit against the VA stemming from a February breach, arguing that it would have been preventable with encryption.
 (0)

Half of U.S. states opt for federal HIX

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org February 18, 2013
Friday deadline passes and states largely bypass the option to work with the federal government in setting up new online health insurance marketplaces that open for business Oct. 1.
 (0)

13 states work up telehealth legislation

 Erin McCann February 04, 2013
An increasing number of states are proposing bills that would turn to telehealth to brake existing barriers.
 (0)

OCR sees more fines to drive privacy, security

 Mike Miliard December 17, 2012
Healthcare CIOs still wrestle with assessing risk versus risk assessment checklist for HIPAA, HITECH and meaningful use.
 (0)

States get another stay on health insurance exchange deadline

 Mary Mosquera November 16, 2012
HHS will give states until Dec. 14 to not only submit blueprint details for their state-based exchange but even to decide if they will establish an exchange.
 (0)

How the campaigns cast a shadow on HIX, Medicaid — and why they're now poised for forefront

 Tom Sullivan November 14, 2012
Election uncertainty made holding off on a health insurance exchange or Medicaid expansion appealing to conservative Governors. And while many are still resisting, experts in the trenches believe that is on the verge of changing now that President Obama has been reelected.
 (8)

Results of state legislatures, ballot initiatives could spark conflict with feds

 Anthony Brino November 07, 2012
Among more than a hundred ballot initiatives in 38 states, voters in conservative states passed symbolic constitutional amendments opposing the individual mandate, while Missouri's law limiting efforts to craft a state insurance exchange could have some unintended consequences.
 (0)

Commentary: Don't pop the champagne for ACA anytime soon

 Tom Sullivan November 07, 2012
Let's not get carried away celebrating the law's preservation. Resistance to ACA provisions within Congress and states remains strong, despite President Obama's reelection.
 (0)

Obama victory preserves ACA but its destiny lies with the states

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org November 07, 2012
Whether President Obama's reelection triggers change among the states resisting health reform measures or not remains to be seen. But there will be 30 states run by GOP governors next year.
 (1)

Most states engaged in Medicaid care coordination efforts

Mary Mosquera November 05, 2012
Forty-five states have care coordination activities underway to retool care delivery, especially for patients with chronic illnesses and behavioral conditions.
 (0)

Lessons health insurance exchanges can learn from HIEs

 Gary Palgon October 22, 2012
As states either begin or continue working on HIXs, they are bound to face a number of the same challenges that their HIE predecessors have encountered, namely when it comes to data management and integration.
 (0)

Breakdown of how revised Medicare penalties hit states hard

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org October 22, 2012
Kaiser Health News found that of eligible hospitals, 17 percent are receiving fines for readmissions, particularly for patients with heart attacks, heart failure, or pneumonia. And it's happening in 5 states more than elsewhere.
 (0)

FCC rural healthcare broadband pilots improve care

Mary Mosquera August 15, 2012
FCC helps providers obtain broadband capacity, accelerate use of tele-medicine and tele-health applications in rural areas and rein in costs.
 (0)

Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes

 Tom Sullivan July 26, 2012
Foreign policy trumps healthcare on the campaign trail, states oppose Medicaid, three GOP governors put politics over policy, AOA calls ICD-10 a "nightmare" and more ... This Week in Government Health IT.
(0)

CMS IDs few hospitals as poor performers in readmissions

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org July 23, 2012
Medicare is even more stingy in identifying hospitals as doing a superior job in avoiding readmissions.
 (0)

AMA Foundation awards grants to 15 outstanding free clinics

 Industry News Release July 20, 2012
In an effort to increase access to health care for the nation's underserved populations and support the incredible efforts of volunteer physicians, the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation has awarded 15 physician-led free clinics from across the country with grants ranging from $10,000 to $25,000.
 (0)

Strategists on how to handle healthcare in the election

 Mary Mosquera July 20, 2012
Democrat and Republican political experts, along with healthcare specialists, weigh in on how President Obama and Mitt Romney each might approach the divisive topic of health reform as they vie for the Oval Office.
(0)

Strategists on how to handle healthcare in the election

 Kate Spies July 20, 2012
Democrat and Republican political experts, along with healthcare specialists, weigh in on how President Obama and Mitt Romney each might approach the divisive topic of health reform as they vie for the Oval Office.
(0)

GOP Governors putting politics ahead of health policy

 Chris Anderson July 20, 2012
Are Governors Bobby Jindal, Nikki Haley, and Rick Perry resisting health reform to advance their own political fortunes and, in so doing, simultaneously crumbling state healthcare systems and increasing the number of citizens left without insurance coverage?
 (0)