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State Health Notes
April 2003 Issues
Volume 24, Number 394: April 21, 2003
COVER STORY
America’s long-term care system has long had an “institutional bias,” despite the public’s preference for care at home. To meet the demand and produce savings for Medicaid in the bargain, states are experimenting with “consumer-directed care.”
FOCUS ON
Months after the 9-11 terrorist attacks, the psychological stress lingers. Sketches of programs trying to address the mental health needs of children affected by the violence.
HIGHLIGHTS
OK emergency Medicaid funds… Medicare Rx benefit savings… KY any willing provider law ruling… Physician income report… Change in smallpox rules… NY smoking ban… MT smoking ban study… Back pain study…MI Rx preferred drug list… MD medical marijuana law… Blueprint for the homeless
TRACKING TRENDS
To gain control over the fastest-growing part of their Medicaid budgets, more and more states are using preferred prescription drug lists. A map showing the lineup.
FYI
The “Seamless Summer Food Waiver,” issued by USDA in 2001, encourages school lunch sponsors to keep providing children with meals after school’s out for the year.
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Volume 24, Number 393: April 7, 2003
COVER STORY
The issue of medical malpractice liability is back on the front burner but just how serious the problem is and what legislators can do to fix it are matters of serious debate. Two Missouri policymakers—the chief of the Insurance Department and a key House committee chairman—shed light on the debate’s complexities.
HIGHLIGHTS
Prescription drug safety regs… $3 million grant for HI Rx drug program … CT suit over “inflated” drug costs … CT SCHIP cutbacks … Progress report on SCHIP… NM emergency contraception bill… Emergency preparedness report… MI views on obesity… Impaired driver laws in VA … KY problem gambling resolution... Survey on in-home care…Ten-state report on family caregiver needs
TRACKING TRENDS
With childhood obesity reaching epidemic proportions, lawmakers are searching for solutions. Among them: promote physical education.
FYI
Unintentional injuries are the top cause of death for youth between ages 1 and 21, and gun violence is a major factor. In Philadelphia, kids in the Camera Club are being urged to shoot—pictures, not firearms.
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