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South Carolina has received a $2.4 million bonus for enrolling children in the federal Medicaid program, reports the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. State officials say the money will go to offset the costs of enrolling more children. So how did the state earn the bonus? South Carolina has increased enrollment by using food…
A third of all states plan to establish their own health insurance marketplaces starting in 2014, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius has announced. The deadline for states to alert the federal government if they would be participating in this section of the Affordable Care Act was Dec. 14. According to a report…
Almost half of the United States’ governors have decided not to implement the Obama administration’s new healthcare law. In effect, the insurance markets will be left to run by the federal government. But now, according to the Los Angeles Times, “What was once viewed as a setback for the Affordable Care Act is increasingly seen…
Understanding all that must be accomplished for healthcare reform is daunting. One such task is defining Essential Health Benefits (EHB) here in SC. See this wonderful resource from our partner at First Focus to understand what is needed for children. defining-ehb.pdf
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/71002425″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] SC Appleseed Director Sue Berkowitz provides an update about the status of Medicaid expansion in South Carolina.
Want to know more about how the Affordable Care Act’s will affect South Carolina? Get answers from this Powerpoint presentation below thanks to our friends at South Carolina Hospital Association. SC Hospital Assoc. ACA in SC
The United Health Foundation has released a study detailing 2012 national health rankings for all 50 states. Here is where South Carolina stands: 46th overall in rankings of healthiest states. In 2011, South Carolina was 45. 49th in prevalence of diabetes 39th in smoking prevalence 42nd overall in obesity ranking Strengths: Low prevalence of binge drinking Moderate rate…
$1.5 billion. That’s the amount consumers saved last year under new health care reform rules that forced health insurance companies to become more efficient. According a study by the Commonwealth Fund and reported by The Huffington Post, the Obama administration’s new health care law requires health insurance companies selling plans to individuals to spend at…
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The University of South Carolina’s Moore School of Business recently analyzed the impact the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion would have on South Carolina’s economy. And the findings are extremely positive. The Moore School of Business reports: If South Carolina chooses to participate in the ACA’s Medicaid expansion, it would generate approximately $11.2 billion between…
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