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Michael and Medina Rashid receive 'Couples Working Together, Making a Difference Award' Vocus/PRWeb via Digital Producer Magazine Share     Michael A. Rashid, president and CEO of AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies, and his wife Medina Rashid, received the "Couples Working Together, Making a Difference Award" at the recent Fifth-Annual Medallion Scholarship Banquet. More
Aetna foundation directs $1 million to measure effectiveness of integrated health care models Business Wire via TMCnet Share
Finding effective ways to repair the fragmented U.S. health care system to improve quality and patient safety are goals of four grants by the Aetna Foundation. The Aetna Foundation will fund four research projects intended to assess new health care delivery designs that promote integrated health and patient-centered medical homes. More Poll shows Americans oppose entitlement cuts to deal with debt problem The Washington Post Share
Despite growing concerns about the country's long-term fiscal problems and an intensifying debate in Washington about how to deal with them, Americans strongly oppose some of the major remedies under consideration, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. More Poll: Raise taxes on wealthy, leave Medicare, Medicaid alone The Hill Share
When it comes to confronting budget deficits, Americans are much more in favor of raising taxes on the wealthiest than cutting Medicare or Medicaid, a new poll found. The McClatchy-Marist poll, conducted as Democrats and Republicans were touting their own long-term budget visions, also found the country largely pessimistic about America's direction. More
Michigan receives $1 million contract to develop dual-eligible Medicare and Medicaid program Crain's Detroit Business Share
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has awarded Michigan a $1 million innovation contract to improve care and services for individuals dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. Michigan applied for the contract to cut Medicaid costs, eliminate duplication of services, expand access to needed care and improve the quality of care for people enrolled in both programs. More Idaho governor blocks federal health care reform law CNN Share
How much power do individual states have to block implementation of the new health care reform law? A lot, if the governor of Idaho has his way. Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter, issued an executive order prohibiting state agencies from implementing the controversial law, which is widely viewed as President Barack Obama's top domestic accomplishment. More DFL, GOP both open to deal on health vouchers Star Tribune Share
Amid the politics of doom and confrontation in St. Paul, Minn., some key legislators are considering compromise over a potentially explosive Republican proposal to partly privatize Minnesota's public health care programs and require some low-income residents to buy their own insurance. More
Database to oversee state insurance exchanges Insurance Networking News Share
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will develop the Health Insurance Assistance Database, a new system of records, as part of a program to oversee states' development and operation of health insurance exchanges. More Health insurance exchange board gets to work California Report Share
 The powerful board that will oversee California's new health insurance exchange meets
for the first time in Sacramento, Calif. The exchange is a centerpiece of federal health insurance reform — it's expected to broker health coverage for 4 million people when it begins operations in 2014.
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Event: MHPA's Center for Best Practices First Annual Awards Forum on May 18; presentations added MHPA Share
Register now for the MHPA Center for Best Practices First Annual Awards Forum on May 18. The awards ceremony at the Academy for Educational Development, 1825 Connecticut Ave., Washington, D.C., will also feature MSNBC Political Analyst Karen Finney as keynote luncheon speaker as well as the following presentations: "National Quality Improvement Strategy and Other Quality Improvement Provisions of the Affordable Care Act" — Dave Domann, MS, RPh, Ortho-McNeil Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. "An Innovative Model to Fight Childhood Lead Poisoning, Increase Screening Rates and Improve Health Outcomes" — Joel De Jesus, Magellan Biosciences "Childhood Obesity: A "United" Call to Action" — Sandra Bruce Nichols, M.D., UnitedHealthcare and "Targeting Pre-term Births in the Medicaid Population" — Kimberly Roop, M.D., WellPoint. To register or sponsor, please click here or contact Thanh Buscarini at 202.857.5728 or tbuscarini@mhpa.org. Event: Insuring the under and uninsured: The Health Plan Forum on Medicaid Expansion & Health Benefit Exchanges, San Francisco Financial Research Associates LLC Share
Reaching, Servicing, and Retaining the New Enrollee Population July 18-19 The Marines' Memorial Club in San Francisco More
Event: Save the date — Medicaid Health Plans of America's 2011 annual meeting on Nov. 7-8, Washington, D.C. MHPA Share
MHPA's annual meeting will be held at Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. This year's lineup of distinguished speakers includes Donna E. Shalala, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, and current president of the University of Miami, and Donna Brazile, renowned political advisor and media commentator. Also for your entertainment, The Capitol Steps, an American political satire troupe, will be performing. Stay tuned for more details as they develop. MHPA Center for Best Practices kicks off 'Keeping You Healthy' Video Series MHPA Share
 Each month the Medicaid Health Plans of
America Center for Best Practices "Keeping You Healthy" Video Series will feature a Medicaid health plan best practice that has affected the lives of the people they serve. Its first installment is the "Lose to Win Type II Diabetes and Obesity Education Program" by Keystone Mercy Health Plan. Click here to view the video on YouTube.
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