According to a Kaiser Health News report: “The new health care law could shift billions of dollars from cash-strapped states to the federal government by changing the way Medicaid prescription drug rebates are treated, according to state and industry officials and an examination of Medicaid spending data.” Democrats included a provision in the health care [...]
- Feb03
States Stand Strong Against Federally Imposed Mandates
Federal health care legislation may be stunted, but states are not taking any chances. More and more states are proposing legislation set to counter any government imposed health insurance mandate on individuals or businesses. Less than a month ago 25 states had drafted some form of counter health care legislation. North Carolina’s version: the Health [...]
- Feb03
North Carolina’s Medicaid Program Sinking the State’s Budget
North Carolina’s Medicaid system is in a deep financial hole, a story that is gaining wide coverage (see recent article in Business Week). The state is over budget on Medicaid by more than $250 million, putting legislators in a serious bind, as the program was budgeted to cut more than $500 million in services this [...]