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Centene Corporation joins with American Academy of Pediatrics to develop guide to baby's health BioSpace Share     Centene Corporation announced that its Start Smart for Your Baby® program has collaborated with the American Academy of Pediatrics to produce "A Guide to Your Baby's Care — The First Year." More
Former US Secretary of Health and Human Services Dr. Donna Shalala keynote speaker at Connolly Healthcare Summit Video Based Tutorials Share
Dr. Donna E. Shalala, former Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Bill Clinton, and current President of the University of Miami, was the keynote speaker at Connolly's third Annual Healthcare Recovery Audit Summit. More Report: US health care costs growing faster than elsewhere The Hill Share
Health care spending is rising more quickly in the United States than in many other industrialized countries, says a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation, further widening an already substantial gap. More
Insurers clash with health providers as states expand Medicaid managed care Kaiser Health News Share
On the fourth floor of the Capitol, lobbyists for the Health Maintenance Organization and nursing home industries are huddling over bills vastly expanding managed care for Florida's 3 million Medicaid recipients. The nursing home representative wants to make sure that none of the facilities he represents is excluded from HMO contracts to provide long-term care. More AARP: Ryan plan would limit Medicaid innovation The Hill Share
Rep. Paul Ryan's, R-Wis., budget proposal would stand in the way of innovative programs to improve care for people on Medicaid, American Association of Retired Persons said. The seniors lobby also said Ryan's proposal would hit elderly low-income patients especially hard. More Medicaid block grants mean low-income older adults could lose benefits Medical News Today Share
Based on of its long experience ensuring that states do not limit eligibility and benefits, the National Senior Citizens Law Center says that the result of block granting Medicaid would mean taking health care coverage away from millions of low-income older adults and people with disabilities. More
Survey shows protecting children's programs in the federal budget is voters' top priority PR Newswire via Insurancenewsnet.com Share
A recent poll reveals strong public support for protecting federal investments that benefit children. In a battery of survey questions identifying a series of potential cuts that Congress may consider in the broader budget debate, the survey finds that voters are more likely to hold harmless programs affecting kids than any other programs on the chopping block. More Poll: Majority of Tea Party supporters oppose cuts to Medicare, Medicaid New York Daily News Share
The government-blasting Tea Party doesn't want any changes to two of the government's biggest programs. The vast majority of Tea Party supporters — 70 percent — oppose cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, a new McClatchy-Marist poll found. More
Bloomberg: Medicaid expansion cost could exceed forecast Bloomberg via National Journal Share
Expanding Mediciad could cost 50 percent more than the Congressional Budget Office forecasts, Bloomberg reported. Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance plan for the poor, will expand in 2014 to cover most Americans earning less than 133 percent of the federal poverty level, or about $29,000 for a family of four this year. More Event: Free HMS webinar — 'Helping MCOs prepare for HHS Inspector General Oversight Audits' — 2-3 p.m. EST May 3 HMS Share
Please join HMS, the nation's leader in coordination of benefits and program integrity services for payers of health care services, as they offer insights into the 2011 HHS Inspector General work plan, with discussion of six key areas of focus for Medicaid Managed Care plans. Topics include: What MCOs need to know about the 2011 HHS Inspector General work plan, How MCOs should prepare and Next steps MCOs should take. Co-sponsored by Medicaid Health Plans of America and the Association for Community Affiliated Plans. For details about topics, dates and registration, please visit www.hms.com/webinars. More MHPA Center for Best Practices releases 2nd 'Keeping You Healthy' video MHPA Share
 The MHPA Center for Best Practices "Keeping You Healthy" Video Series featuring
Medicaid health plan best practices released "Navigating for Care – Aged, Blind and Disabled" by Midwest Health Plan. Click here to view the video.
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. More
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
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