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Medicaid in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi

Now is the time for another Week In Review for the Insurance Blog. This gives you an easy way to “ketchup” on whatever blogs you may have missed when they first went up. Here is a quick review of the blogs that appeared between September 2, 2012, and September 8, 2012. Arkansas Has a Women’s Health (Family Planning) Program The Medicaid program in Arkansas covers women who are pregnant. Their website doesn’t give many details about that portion of their Medicaid program. However, you can find plenty of information about their Family Planning program, (which includes coverage for sterilization). Doctors … Continue reading →

Ending Healthy Families Program Will Not Solve Budget Problems

California Governor Jerry Brown has decided to end the Healthy Families insurance program in 2013. Children covered by that program will be shifted into the Medi-Cal program. The purpose of this change is so the state can save money. Legislators see problems with this plan, and want Healthy Families reinstated. To understand this story, you will need a little bit of background. Healthy Families is a low cost public health insurance program in California that covers children and teenagers. It provides health, dental, and vision coverage. It is for kids who come from families who do not qualify for Medi-Cal, … Continue reading →