Fewer people were uninsured in 2009, according to information from the U.S. Census Bureau. But a close look at the numbers shows that’s because more people were enrolled in government health care programs. Colorado uninsured numbers decreased from 16.8 percent in 2007 to 15.6 percent in 2009 while government coverage increased from 21 percent in [...] [...]
by admin Published: June 17,2010
Tags: Medicaid
Payments to doctors and clinics taking care of the state’s neediest patients are being delayed. Physicians treating patients with the health-insurance plan for the poor will not receive normally scheduled payments on June 25 or July 2. Those providers say it’s a hardship for safety-net clinics in particular that rely on public funds. State officials [...] [...]
Colorado might face still more budget cuts if the federal government doesn’t come through with additional money for Medicaid. The state was so sure Congress would pass a six-month extension of Medicaid help to the states, the $211 million was included in the budget. But now, political fortunes have changed and congressional Democrats are hesitant [...] [...]
Alpharma will pay Colorado more than $79,000 as its part of a multi-state settlement against the pharmaceutical company for fraudulent Medicaid claims. The total settlement equals $19.2 million for states involved in the suit and the federal government. The allegations are that the company submitted false claims for the drug Kadian, a painkiller intended for [...] [...]
Medicaid patients with disabilities also have other problems that lead to higher drug and medical costs. A Kaiser Permanente study, built on an earlier analysis of one year of national Medicaid diagnostic data, found that when prescription drugs were added to the study, more problems were associated with people with disabilities, making them both the highest-need and the highest [...] [...]
At least one local hospital executive says the nation's hospitals cannot afford a $155-billion-cut to Medicare and Medicaid.
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The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in Colorado recovered more than $5.3 million in settlements and restitution for the 2008-2009 fiscal year. The money compensates the state for Medicaid payments made to providers as the result of fraud, waste and abuse of public money. “The unit’s work serves as a warning to those who are considering [...] [...]
The number of people covered by Medicaid in Colorado has risen to 457,699 – enough to fill the Pepsi Center 24 times. The total has risen by more than 9,000 people since March, and by 72,597 compared to April of last year, according to the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. “The increase [...] [...]
A plan to balance the state budget would cut 4.3 percent from the state’s Medicaid provider rates, which would cost doctors more than $57 million in Medicaid reimbursement. Some doctors say that’s a plan that unfairly targets the poor. The Colorado Hospital Association, Colorado Medical Society, Colorado Community Health Network and the American Academy of [...] [...]
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