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Court Approves California Cuts to Medi-Cal Providers

There has been an ongoing saga in California about cuts to providers who treat patients that are covered by Medi-Cal. More than one court case has been filed about this situation. Now, a federal appeals court has approved the reimbursement cut to providers who see Medi-Cal patients. This story has been going on for quite some time. In 2008 and 2009, the state of California legislature cut the reimbursement fees that it paid to hospitals, doctors, and other health care providers. In some cases, the cut to the reimbursement rate was as high as 10%. In 2011, the state of … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – July 15 – 21, 2012

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Once a week, the Insurance Blog Week in Review brings you an easy way to “ketchup” on the blogs that have been posted here in the past seven days. There could be anywhere between twelve and fourteen blogs that appear. What did you miss? Governor Jay Nixon Vetoes Law Denying Birth Control Coverage Missouri Governor Jay Nixon vetoed a bill that would have allowed health insurers to opt-out of covering birth control even if the employer and employee wanted it to be covered. Missouri already has a law that allows employers or workers opt-out of birth control coverage if it … Continue reading →

Medi-Cal Continues to be Problematic

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The Medi-Cal program in California is a public form of health insurance. There is a history of problems with the program, primarily with the reimbursement rate that doctors get for treating patients who use Medi-Cal. These problems are continuing, and new problems have formed. Medi-Cal is part of the Medicaid program in the state of California. Just like with other state’s Medicaid programs, it is paid for in part by the federal government, and in part by the state government. It is a public form of health insurance that is used by people who are low-income, people who are disabled, … Continue reading →

Potential Reasons for Shortage of ADHD Medications

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Parents of children who are using certain kinds of ADHD medications have probably run into some difficulties lately when trying to get their child’s prescription filled. There is currently a national shortage of some popular ADHD medications, and no one has been able to predict when this shortage will end. Why has this shortage happened? There has been much speculation about the potential answer to that question. One of the forms of treatment for ADHD involves medication. There are many different types to choose from, and several also have a generic equivalent. It takes time to figure out the medication … Continue reading →

China Adoption Book Report Series: Wanting a Daughter…Part Three

My last two blogs discussed Kay Ann Johnson’s research on abandonment and orphanage care in China and whether Chinese parents desire to adopt girls. This blog continues to explore domestic adoption within China. Johnson and her colleagues have interviewed 1200 Chinese adoptive families. Many of these interviews were in person, locating adoptive families by word of mouth. Johnson says that the procedural paperwork, discrimination, and expense (relative to income) faced by parents adopting internationally is far less than those faced by the Chinese families who adopted children in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Chinese authorities wanted to forestall the … Continue reading →