Tag Archives: Medicaid

Obamacare Exchange Tour Unplugged

The Health Insurance Exchange road show set up its tent in Cheyenne last night and although the temperature was balmy outside, the snow job inside blew just as hard as it had in previous meetings. Elizabeth Hoy, the governor’s Exchange … Continue reading

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Medicaid Cuts Show America’s Obamacare Future

As I explained in my book Remaking America: Welcome to the Dark Side of the Welfare State, once the welfare state grows to a certain point – about 40 percent of a country’s GDP – the welfare state will become … Continue reading

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Privatizing Health Insurance Is Key To U.S. Regaining Its AAA Rating

Note: This article first appeared in the Wyoming Business Report’s October 2011 edition. If Congress tackles the thorny issue of entitlement reform this fall, our leaders could move the debate forward with one swift move. They could agree that expanding … Continue reading

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Testimony: Health Care Reform and the PPACA

Testimony of Regina Meena, Public Policy and Legislative Affairs, Wyoming Liberty Group Before the: JOINT LABOR, HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEECasper, Wyoming, October 11, 2011 Health Care Reform and the PPACA During the past year and a half, the Wyoming … Continue reading

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Healthy Frontiers: Medicaid Expansion or State Alternative?

The following is the conclusion of a three-part investigative report into the Healthy Frontiers project. Part 1 and Part 2 are also available. As a line item within Wyoming’s overall health spending budget, the Healthy Frontiers Demonstration Project is barely … Continue reading

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Chris Christie applies budget chainsaw to Medicaid in New Jersey

In my post today at the Washington Examiner, I discuss New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s approach to fixing Medicaid: There is no question that Governor Christie is right in that the Garden State’s Medicaid is in dire need of reform. … Continue reading

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Canyon of Cuts: Slashed Medicaid in Cash-Strapped Arizona

In a desperate yet understandable move to contain costs, Arizona recently stopped paying for in-patient hospice care for people enrolled in its AHCCCS version of Medicaid. Several state politicians, led by a Democratic legislator in the House, are now trying … Continue reading

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No Care 4 U: South Carolina Defaults on Health Promises to Medicaid Patients

The State, South Carolina’s most influential daily newspaper, reports that The Palmetto State is slashing Medicaid reimbursement rates for health care providers. The immediate consequence of this is, of course, that hospitals are cutting services and making health care less … Continue reading

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In the Grim Face of Obamacare: Will Wyoming Protect Health Freedom?

By S. R. Larson, Ph.D. Obamacare is now a reality. Wyoming’s families and businesses will now be subjugated into compliance with a massive change to our health care system, the magnitude of which supersedes that of Medicare and Medicaid combined. … Continue reading

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Medicaid Expansion and its Repercussions for Wyoming

By Sven R Larson, PhD According to the annual fiscal report from National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO) Wyoming received $257 million in federal Medicaid funds in 2008. The Census Bureau reports that 57,000 or eleven percent of all … Continue reading

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