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Doctors & Nurses photoCultural Competency Health Care Workforce

This webinar held on Friday May 24,will review best practices for improving cultural competency among a state’s health care workforce. More

American Health Benefit Exchanges

View NCSL comment letters on proposed Federal Rules governing multi-state plans, and standards related to the Essential Health Benefits and more. More

Health Reform:  State Actions Newsletter

This newsletter highlights federal health reform actions in the states. View the most recent newsletter and all 55 archive editions. More

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!Medicaid Home PageReports10/9/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1451814518Medicaid Home Page
!Legislative Update: Extension of ARRA Enhanced Medicaid MatchReports8/18/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1971019710The enhanced Medicaid match provided in ARRA will end in December of 2010. Find out how efforts to extend this assistance to States is progressing.
Health Provider and Industry State Taxes and FeesReports2/24/2013 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1435914359This report details state health provider fees, taxes and assessments; also similar fees on insurers, most of which impact Medicaid funding.
Medicaid Payment ReformArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters12/10/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2542025420Medicaid Payment Reform
[Cost Brief] Combating Health Care Fraud and Abuse - Health Cost ContainmentReports8/8/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1993519935Combating Health Care Fraud and Abuse - Health Cost Containment
Medicaid Fraud and AbuseReports5/1/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2382723827Overview of fraud and abuse in Medicaid.
[LegisBrief] Tobacco Cessation in State Medicaid and Employee ProgramsArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/11/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2202222022Helping people stop smoking is an effective way to improve health and reduce health care costs. State programs that cover a wide range of treatment options ensure the best success rate.
Webinar: States Implementing Health Reform: 2011 Timeline Multimedia11/10/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2151921519States Implementing Health Reform: 2011 Timeline
[Summit 2010] Savings from Smoking Cessation in Medicaid ProgramsMultimedia7/26/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2077020770Savings from Smoking Cessation in Medicaid Programs Session
Extension of Enhanced Medicaid MatchLetters/Testimony6/3/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2045320453Letter to Senators Reid and McConnell regarding H.R. 4213, Extension of Enhanced Medicaid Match
Action Alert - Additional Medicaid Dollars For States In Jeopardy Letters/Testimony4/21/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2021820218Action Alert - April 20, 2010, Additional Medicaid Dollars For States In Jeopardy - Congressional delegation communications needed.
Feds Fight, States Act (SL Magazine)Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters4/15/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2017120171Lawmakers were experimenting with ways to rein in costs and expand coverage long before passage of federal health legislation.
State Examples: Pre-Federal Law State Health Reform (State Activity)Reports4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1769117691Archive: This page highlights state activity in areas that were debated as part of federal health reform.
[LegisBrief] Medication Therapy Management: Catching Errors, Saving Lives and MoneyArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters1/12/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1952019520Because providers and prescribers may be unaware of all medications a patient takes, states can offer medication therapy management as a reimbursed professional service.
[SL Magazine] Managing the Medicaid MessArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters4/2/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1665916659States are facing growing numbers of people in need of medical care, and even billions from the economic recovery package will not solve all their problems.
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