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Kids in Medicaid have more tooth decay: study   An estimated 6.5 million U.S. children cared for through the Medicaid public health insurance program have untreated tooth decay, according to a report released on Wednesday.

Medicare HMO Costs May Prevent Cancer Patients From Enrolling In Clinical Trials, UPCI Study Finds  Newly diagnosed cancer patients who are enrolled in Medicare's Health Maintenance Organization HMO plans may be unlikely to participate in clinical trials because of prohibitive costs, according to a study by the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute UPCI.

Medicaid Dental Program Fails to Heal Nation's Toothache   Oral Health America is calling on policymakers to address failures in our nation's public health insurance system to keep children healthy and ready for school.

Medicaid funds on chopping block  For Medicaid, it's a double whammy. With the economy foundering and unemployment ticking up, about 8,300 more Utahns have turned to Medicaid for health insurance since August 2007.

State Upholds DSS Restitution Decision  The Supreme Court has upheld a restitution and suspension order against Goldstar Medical Inc. for defrauding the Medicaid program.

More Health Care Pages  Congress needs to get serious about Medicaid. To borrow a medical analogy: If a state is the patient, and Congress is its doctor, giving states a temporary increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage FMAP to treat the problems associated with Medicaid is malpractice. Medicaid needs surgery, and increasing the FMAP is like giving it two aspirins instead. The temporary relief is not a ...

Assistance program to receive award  The Utah State Health Insurance Assistance Program is to receive a $6,000 achievement award from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for outstanding performance in serving Medicare beneficiaries.

Former owner of Portsmouth company gets 13 months for Medicaid fraud  NORFOLK The former owner of a Portsmouth medical equipment supply company was sentenced today to 13 months in federal prison after admitting that she defrauded Medicaid of more than $100,000 by filing 1,500 fraudulent billing claims with the government.

Preserving health insurance when you're out of work   -- QUESTION: I just lost my job. What are the best options for preserving some form of health insurance? ANSWER: Don't confuse "best" with "affordable." One of the first lessons many unemployed people learn is how expensive health insurance really can be.

UCI Medical Center put under state supervision  U.S. inspectors fault the anesthesiology department, including records filled out in advance, suggesting outcomes before procedures were done. UCI official says most problems have been fixed. UCI Medical Center has been placed under state supervision because of its anesthesiology department's "inability to provide quality healthcare in a safe environment," according to a federal report ...

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