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While more than a dozen states that chose to expand Medicaid have experienced enrollment success past projected numbers, that latest surge raises concerns that the pricey program is jeopardizing states' budgets.
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, a Republican turned Independent who has unilaterally decided to expand Medicaid eligibility on his own. Walker will apply to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) directly, bypassing the Legislature, which has blocked expansion repeatedly, the New York Times has reported.
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker made moves Thursday to expand Medicaid to his state's low-income residents.
Several states are making news with their plans to expand Medicaid under the Affordabe Care Act. Here's a roundup of the goings on in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, Alaska and Montana.
Hospitals in many states will face significant penalties for not preventing hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), according to multiple media sources.
Alaska's decision not to expand its Medicaid program under the Affordable Care Act is having a significant impact on the finances of tribal healthcare entities, according to the Anchorage Daily News.
Alaska, the only Pacific Coast state that has yet to make a decision about expanding its Medicaid program as part of the Affordable Care Act, has suppressed a report about the effects of such an expansion, the Alaska Dispatch reported.
Healthcare practitioners and healthcare support staff get the highest pay in California and Alaska, reported The Business Journals. Such information should come as no surprise, given the highest paid
A mental health advocacy group has sued several child psychiatrists, health service agencies, pharmacies and Alaska state officials, claiming that the doctors were permitted to prescribe unnecessary
A public-private partnership in the Pacific Northwest has chosen 34 mostly small and rural healthcare providers to receive up to $20,000 each to help purchase EMRs and other health IT. Many of the
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