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Medi-Cal Funded Induced Abortions 2000, Department Of Health Services Dec 2001

Medi-Cal Funded Induced Abortions 2000, Department Of Health Services

California Agencies

This report provides summary data on the number of fee-for-service Medi-Cal funded abortions performed during 2000, the type of facility where a procedure was performed, and Medi-Cal expenditures for these procedures. Only abortion claims received and processed for date-of-service January through December 2000 are included in this report. The term fee-for-service (FFS) used throughout this report refers to these claims. The data are presented at both county and state levels. Estimates of abortions for enrollees in Health Care Plans (HCP) are included since encounter data are not yet available. A distribution by county is provided.

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Access To Pediatric Services Under Medicaid Managed Care In The District Of Columbia, Karen Shaw, Sara J. Rosenbaum Dec 2001

Access To Pediatric Services Under Medicaid Managed Care In The District Of Columbia, Karen Shaw, Sara J. Rosenbaum

Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Westside Mothers And Medicaid: Will This Mean The End Of Private Enforcement Of Federal Funding Conditions Using Section 1983?, Michael A. Platt Dec 2001

Westside Mothers And Medicaid: Will This Mean The End Of Private Enforcement Of Federal Funding Conditions Using Section 1983?, Michael A. Platt

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Meeting Employees' Information Needs In An Evolving Health Care Marketplace, Lise Rybowski Nov 2001

Meeting Employees' Information Needs In An Evolving Health Care Marketplace, Lise Rybowski

National Health Policy Forum

This background paper explores the role of information in an evolving health care marketplace. It notes that, in a softening economy, many employers seeking relief from escalating health care expenses shift costs onto employees. Some try to make their retreat more palatable by offering employees both more options for how and where they receive health care and more control over how and where the money is spent. This paper discusses the changes that are likely to occur over the next decade in the ways that people make decisions about health plans and providers, the implications for consumers' information needs, and …

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Medical Error Reporting: Professional Tensions Between Confidentiality & Liability, Wendy K. Mariner, Frances H. Miller Nov 2001

Medical Error Reporting: Professional Tensions Between Confidentiality & Liability, Wendy K. Mariner, Frances H. Miller

Faculty Scholarship

Improving patient safety depends on a sophisticated understanding of what can jeopardize it. Reports of adverse patient events and "near misses" constitute valuable information that can foster that understanding. Knowing what has gone wrong in the past facilitates the search for systems improvements, which can prevent recurrence. Unfortunately, providers have been generally unenthusiastic about reporting medical error, whether from a sense of shame, from a fear of liability and institutional sanctions, or from anxiety about reputation and relationships with peers. This Issue Brief lays out the factors that may affect reporting, and explores the limited evidence about whether providers' confidentiality …

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The Disappearing State Surpluses: How Come, How Long, And How Will They Affect Social Service Programs?, Randy Desonia Oct 2001

The Disappearing State Surpluses: How Come, How Long, And How Will They Affect Social Service Programs?, Randy Desonia

National Health Policy Forum

This issue brief focuses on the impact of budget shortfalls being experienced by many states after several years of strong revenue growth. It describes the structure and sources of state revenues and spending and the causes of the shortfall. It also summarizes the fiscal trends and federal policies that could result in significant budget shortfalls in the future.

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Egregious Error Or Admirable Advance: The Memorandum Of Understanding That Enables Federally Funded Basic Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Amy Ligler Oct 2001

Egregious Error Or Admirable Advance: The Memorandum Of Understanding That Enables Federally Funded Basic Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Amy Ligler

Duke Law & Technology Review

Nothing contained herein shall be considered to be the grant of a commercial license or right under the Wisconsin Patent Rights or to Wisconsin Materials. Furthermore, nothing contained herein shall be construed to be a waiver of WiCell's patent rights under the Wisconsin Patent Rights or WiCell's property rights in Wisconsin Materials.

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Primary Care Case Management: Lessons For Medicare?, Lisa Sprague Oct 2001

Primary Care Case Management: Lessons For Medicare?, Lisa Sprague

National Health Policy Forum

This issue brief looks at primary care case management (PCCM) as a tool that states have used to manage the delivery of care to their Medicaid populations, an alternative to contracting with commercial managed care plans. (States had found PCCM a flexible means of advancing state policy goals, including quality improvement, disease management, and coverage of special-needs populations.) The issue brief considers provider and beneficiary perspectives on PCCM as well as state agency objectives and accomplishments. Finally, it raises the question of adapting the PCCM model for Medicare.

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Drug Designs Are Different, Aaron Twerski, J. A. Henderson Oct 2001

Drug Designs Are Different, Aaron Twerski, J. A. Henderson

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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Legislative And Judicial Solutions For Mental Health Parity: S. 543, Reasonable Accommodation, And An Individualized Remedy Under Title I Of The Ada, Keith Nelson Oct 2001

Legislative And Judicial Solutions For Mental Health Parity: S. 543, Reasonable Accommodation, And An Individualized Remedy Under Title I Of The Ada, Keith Nelson

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Fundamental Mismatch: The Improper Integration Of Individual Liberty Rights Into Commerce Clause Analysis Of The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, Arthur J.R. Baker Oct 2001

Fundamental Mismatch: The Improper Integration Of Individual Liberty Rights Into Commerce Clause Analysis Of The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, Arthur J.R. Baker

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall-Winter 2001 Oct 2001

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Fall-Winter 2001

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.

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Emergency Preparedness From A Health Perspective: Preparing For Bioterrorism At The Federal, State, And Local Levels, Robin J. Strongin Oct 2001

Emergency Preparedness From A Health Perspective: Preparing For Bioterrorism At The Federal, State, And Local Levels, Robin J. Strongin

National Health Policy Forum

Despite the good intentions prior to and in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the existence of significant gaps in the country's preparedness became increasingly clear in the weeks that followed. This background paper provides an overview of the state of bioterrorism preparedness at all levels of government, identifying both the gaps and the steps being taken to close them. A series of reference materials, including a suggested reading list and Web site addresses, are listed at the end of the paper.

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Protecting Our Mentally Ill: A Critique Of The Role Of Indiana State Courts In Protecting Involuntarily Committed Mental Patients' Right To Refuse Medication, Michael Leonard Goff Jr. Oct 2001

Protecting Our Mentally Ill: A Critique Of The Role Of Indiana State Courts In Protecting Involuntarily Committed Mental Patients' Right To Refuse Medication, Michael Leonard Goff Jr.

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

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State Mental Hospital Continuity Of Care Study: Addendum To Year One Report, Timothy Boaz, Keith Vossberg Oct 2001

State Mental Hospital Continuity Of Care Study: Addendum To Year One Report, Timothy Boaz, Keith Vossberg

Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Health Insurance Family Style: Public Approaches To Reaching The Uninsured, Jennifer Ryan Sep 2001

Health Insurance Family Style: Public Approaches To Reaching The Uninsured, Jennifer Ryan

National Health Policy Forum

This issue brief explores existing and potential opportunities to further expand the availability of health coverage for the uninsured and the underinsured, given downturns in the economy and the resulting state budget shortfalls. It also considers the implications of the Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability (HIFA) initiative announced in August 2001 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Finally, the issue brief describes legislative options for health care reform being debated in Washington, including tax credit incentives, employer-based coverage subsidies and the potential for additional federal funding for public coverage expansions through Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance …

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Women's' Right To Abortion Protected In Now V. Scheidler, Danielle Baldassarre Sep 2001

Women's' Right To Abortion Protected In Now V. Scheidler, Danielle Baldassarre

Buffalo Women's Law Journal

No abstract provided.

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Parental Consent Legislation Benefits Minors Seeking Abortions, Jason Allen Macbride Sep 2001

Parental Consent Legislation Benefits Minors Seeking Abortions, Jason Allen Macbride

Buffalo Women's Law Journal

No abstract provided.

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Examining Global Access To Essential Pharmaceuticals In The Face Of Patent Protection Rights: The South African Example, Bess-Carolina Dolmo Sep 2001

Examining Global Access To Essential Pharmaceuticals In The Face Of Patent Protection Rights: The South African Example, Bess-Carolina Dolmo

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Building Community, Recognizing Dignity: Beyond The Ada, Karen H. Rothenberg, Alan D. Hornstein Sep 2001

Building Community, Recognizing Dignity: Beyond The Ada, Karen H. Rothenberg, Alan D. Hornstein

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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You Get What You Pay For: Result-Based Compensation For Health Care, David A. Hyman, Charles Silver Sep 2001

You Get What You Pay For: Result-Based Compensation For Health Care, David A. Hyman, Charles Silver

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.

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Mission Possible? Maintaining The Safety Net In Urban And Rural Colorado, Karen Matherlee Aug 2001

Mission Possible? Maintaining The Safety Net In Urban And Rural Colorado, Karen Matherlee

National Health Policy Forum

This site visit examined urban safety-net concerns in Denver and rural safety-net issues in three communities in the eastern part of Colorado. The Denver segment featured Denver Health, an integrated health system that provides a continuum of services to diverse vulnerable populations. It explored delivery and financing issues for the system itself and in relation to payers, providers, and consumers (particularly through Community Voices) in its catchment area. The eastern Colorado segment focused on delivery and financing issues in Rocky Ford (community health center/migrant health services concerns), Limon (certified rural health center topics), and Hugo (critical-access hospital matters). The visit …

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W-2 In 2001: Wisconsin Works At Welfare Reform, Jennifer Ryan, Randy Desonia Aug 2001

W-2 In 2001: Wisconsin Works At Welfare Reform, Jennifer Ryan, Randy Desonia

National Health Policy Forum

This site visit took federal participants to Wisconsin, widely regarded as one of the pioneers of welfare reform. This site visit focused on Wisconsin Works (W-2), a statewide effort to reduce the state's welfare caseload and send clients to work. In particular, site visitors examined welfare reform policy, service delivery, and financing issues in Milwaukee, at that time the home of 85 percent of W-2 participants. Site visit participants heard from state officials, private-sector representatives, researchers, and advocates on the structure of W-2, its operating policies, and the effects of program implementation on low-income families. They toured a variety of …

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A Reconsideration Of The Physicians’ Immunity Statute, Steve Dirksen Aug 2001

A Reconsideration Of The Physicians’ Immunity Statute, Steve Dirksen

Duke Law & Technology Review

The author assesses the "physicians' immunity statute" from legal policy, ethical, and financial perspectives, and concludes that alternatives such as licensure and monetary incentives would better serve the goal of encouraging invention more effectively by rewarding it.

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Medicare Coverage: Lessons From The Past, Questions For The Future, Robin J. Strongin Aug 2001

Medicare Coverage: Lessons From The Past, Questions For The Future, Robin J. Strongin

National Health Policy Forum

This paper describes the Medicare coverage process for emerging technologies and the ways it has changed over time. Issues addressed include both the national coverage process and local medical review policies, which account for 90 percent of the coverage determinations. The paper also includes a discussion of the relationship between the coverage process and technology assessment, payment systems and the ongoing debate over coverage criteria and levels of evidence.

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Income Support Policy And The U.S. Child Support System, Jane Koppelman Jul 2001

Income Support Policy And The U.S. Child Support System, Jane Koppelman

National Health Policy Forum

This paper examines the economic profile of custodial and noncustodial parents and the status of the federal/state child support enforcement system. It discusses the reasons for the historically low rate of child support collection; the prospects for new computerized systems to improve the rates of both paternities established and payments collected; ways the system can sustain funding; and the extent to which child support payments can improve the well-being of low-income families.

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Pharmacy Benefit Managers: A Model For Medicare?, Veronica V. Goff Jul 2001

Pharmacy Benefit Managers: A Model For Medicare?, Veronica V. Goff

National Health Policy Forum

This issue brief uses large-employer experiences with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to shed light on their potential as Medicare outpatient drug benefit administrators. PBM management techniques are discussed, as well as employer perspectives on PBM strengths and weaknesses and lessons learned. Considerations for Medicare policy are also examined. The brief built on a previous NHPF issue brief entitled The ABCs of PBMs.

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Nord Issues Gene Patenting Statement, Valerie Gutmann Koch Jul 2001

Nord Issues Gene Patenting Statement, Valerie Gutmann Koch

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

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Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 2001 Jul 2001

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Summer 2001

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.

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State Mental Hospital Continuity Of Care Study 2: Comparison Of State Mental Hospital Discharge Plans With Post Discharge Housing Placements, Participation In Community Behavioral Health Services, And Use Of Psychotropic Medication, John C. Ward, Timothy Boaz, Keith Vossberg, Gregory B. Teague Jul 2001

State Mental Hospital Continuity Of Care Study 2: Comparison Of State Mental Hospital Discharge Plans With Post Discharge Housing Placements, Participation In Community Behavioral Health Services, And Use Of Psychotropic Medication, John C. Ward, Timothy Boaz, Keith Vossberg, Gregory B. Teague

Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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