Health Law & Policy

Gov. Jerry Brown targets his next priorities as he decides on final slate of bills – LA Times

12 Oct

Capping a year dominated by uncommonly personal and emotional debates in the Capitol, Gov. Jerry Brown ended his work on legislation Sunday by banning the use of “Redskin” for school mascots, refusing to bar Confederate names on public buildings and ... Read more »

Conservative groups target health care regulations – The Washington Post

12 Oct

Tom Brewer

Politically active conservative nonprofit groups in Virginia have a new health care-related target: regulations for approving or rejecting medical facilities’ construction plans. Source: Conservative groups target health care regulations – The Washington ... Read more »

Ohio’s behavioral health redesign – Part 1 – AHLA Newsstand

1 Sep

Tom Brewer

Ohio’s behavioral health service delivery and payment systems are heading in a new direction. Over the next three years, we expect providers and service recipients to experience significant changes as alterations are made to the state’s determination of eligibility, authorized ... Read more »

Universal health care for Colorado

30 Aug

Tom Brewer

Colorado may become the first state to establish a universal health care system in the U.S. In July, the Secretary of State certified a proposed initiative for the 2016 ballot that would create a universal cooperative plan called ColoradoCare. They ... Read more »

FDA Objects To Tobacco Makers Marketing Cigarettes As ‘Natural’ | Kaiser Health News

30 Aug

Tom Brewer

Source: FDA Objects To Tobacco Makers Marketing Cigarettes As ‘Natural’ | Kaiser Health ... Read more »

40,000 will be dropped from state coverage – StarTribune.com

28 Aug

Tom Brewer

Officials say failure to provide information has led to the drops, which were expected. Source: 40,000 will be dropped from state coverage – ... Read more »

Big questions loom on how U.S. will meet physician training needs – Modern Healthcare

21 Aug

Tom Brewer

The debate over how to ensure an adequate future supply and distribution of healthcare providers is heating up as new medical schools open around the country, VA hospitals are expanding their medical residency training programs and Congress is stepping up ... Read more »

Alaska Legislature will sue Gov. Walker to block Medicaid expansion

19 Aug

Tom Brewer

The Alaska Legislature on Tuesday said it would sue Gov. Bill Walker to block his move last month to use his executive power to expand the public Medicaid health care program. Source: Alaska Legislature will sue Gov. Walker to block Medicaid ... Read more »

Ohio’s Medicaid costs $2 billion less than estimates | The Columbus Dispatch

13 Aug

Tom Brewer

Despite higher-than-expected enrollment of Ohioans newly eligible for Medicaid, overall costs of the tax-funded health-insurance program in the most-recent fiscal year were nearly $2 billion below original estimates. According to a report released on Wednesday by Gov. John Kasich’s administration, ... Read more »

To Address Doctor Shortages, Some States Focus on Residencies | Kaiser Health News

12 Aug

Tom Brewer

Some states are spending millions of dollars to train medical students, only to see them leave because of a shortage of residency positions. Source: To Address Doctor Shortages, Some States Focus on Residencies | Kaiser Health ... Read more »