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- July 31, 2015
CBS News: Can Congress defund Planned Parenthood?
By Rebecca KaplanSenate Republicans unveiled a bill Wednesday that aims to block any federal dollars from reaching Planned Parenthood.…
- July 31, 2015
USA Today: Family planning budgets in crisis before Planned Parenthood controversy
By Liz Szabo and Laura UngarAbortion opponents, outraged by a series of hidden-camera videos that depict Planned Parenthood employees…
- July 31, 2015
Inside Health Policy: Medicaid Directors Urge CMS to Stagger Medicaid Managed Care Changes
By Michelle M. SteinThe National Association of Medicaid Directors is urging CMS to stagger implementation of the major provisions…
- July 30, 2015
Omaha World-Herald: State won’t appeal ruling on autism treatment
Medicaid will pay for applied behavior analysis by end of year, director saysBy Martha StoddardLINCOLN — Nebraska won't fight…
- July 29, 2015
Modern Healthcare: States warn Medicaid managed-care rule would shrink their authority over plans
By Virgil DicksonAs expected, the CMS' sweeping rule to modernize the regulation of Medicaid managed-care plans is drawing flak…
- July 23, 2015
KQED News: PriceCheck: How much does it cost to have a baby in Northern California?
By Lisa AliferisChildbirth is the most common reason for hospitalization in the U.S. In California, about half a million…
- July 17, 2015
San Francisco Chronicle: Fast-growing Medi-Cal has shortage of doctors
By Anna GormanRozena Abriha enrolled in Medi-Cal earlier this year and was grateful to receive health coverage. But, despite…
- July 17, 2015
The Hill: Time to promote fairness and transparency in healthcare
By Stacey L. Worthy and Marcus A. GarzaAfter over five years of vigorous debate, more than 50 congressional votes,…
- July 10, 2015
New Rules to Ensure Women’s Access to Contraceptive Coverage Leave More Work to be Done
WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Departments of Treasury, Labor and Health and Human Services issued a final rule to address the…
