States May Reduce Number of Children In Insurance Plan
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As political gridlock in Washington muddies the long-term funding outlook for the State Children's Health Insurance Program, some states are preparing contingency measures such as enrollment caps or cutting children from the rolls.
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The number of children enrolled in Virginia&#39;s health insurance program for minors has risen dramatically since 2002, Gov. Mark R. Warner (D) announced yesterday during a stop in Alexandria
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US Medicare officials sought a compromise with private insurers on Monday by dividing the country into more regions, a ruling that could encourage more firms to broaden
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Nearly 2 million low-income Medicare participants could be switched to different insurance plans for their prescription drug coverage next year
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The insurance industry planned to propose a series of steps the companies say would let more individuals obtain coverage.
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TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDayNews) -- For the 70,000 U.S. children who suffer from appendicitis each year, the lack of private insurance can mean the difference between the safe, prompt removal of the appendix or serious complications linked to its rupture, researchers report.
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Ending months of deadlock with the  White House, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday  gave final bipartisan approval to legislation that would  temporarily extend the state health insurance program that  covers about 6.6 million poor children.
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Senate Democrats are cutting back on their proposed expansion of a health insurance program for children, a Republican lawmaker involved in the discussions said Tuesday.
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Medicaid rolls declined in many states after Congress imposed new documentation requirements, but most of the drop-off appears to be among people eligible for coverage -- not among illegal immigrants.
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More than one-third of the U.S. population under the age of 65 went without health insurance for all or part of the last two years, a consumer group said on Thursday.
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The Bush administration has adopted new standards that would make it much harder for states to extend coverage to children in middle-income families.
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In Tennessee, nearly a half-million people are warned they could lose their government-supported health care. In Maine, the move is in the opposite direction &#151; the state is expanding its role and, with reliance on the private sector, aiming to provide affordable health insurance for all 138,000 residents now without it.
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Most big insurers are cutting back coverage in Florida and other coastal states after a string of hurricanes, but one businessman is using a nonprofit model to offer policies for well-off customers.
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DENTISTS' PLEA: Dentists say reducing Medicaid dental benefits would hurt the needy and cost states more in the long run because patients may seek more costly emergency treatment.
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration said Wednesday it will shift up to $660 million next year to keep children from losing government-paid health insurance.
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The Bush administration is restricting the ability of states to expand Medicaid in an effort to prevent them from offering coverage to families of modest incomes.
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Fourteen U.S. states need $745 million  of federal aid for children's health insurance by October or  they might have to stop coverage, starting with families who  are the least impoverished, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine said  Wednesday.