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Research Roundup: State Gun Laws And Death Rates; Getting A Critical Care Doc At Night; Poverty Among Seniors

Friday, 24 May 2013 08:16

Each week, KHN reporter Alvin Tran compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

JAMA Internal Medicine: Firearm Legislation And Firearm-Related Fatalities In The United States – Researchers analyzed 121,084 firearms deaths in the U.S., using 2007 to 2010 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:...

Viewpoints: We Need More 'Socialism'; The IRS's 'Unwelcome Role'; 'Fog Of Obamacare'

Friday, 24 May 2013 08:11

Los Angeles Times: If This Health Plan Is 'Socialism,' We Need More Of It
So this is what socialism looks like: Private companies competing for people's business in an open marketplace. Californians got their first glimpse Thursday of what insurers plan to charge for coverage to be offered next year to about 5 million state residents who don't...

Highlights: States Delay Or Drop Dual-Eligible Pilot Program; La. Grand Jury To Examine $200M Medicaid Contract; Examining Insurer Earnings In Ore.

Friday, 24 May 2013 08:11

A selection of health policy stories from Louisiana, Oregon, Connecticut, Kansas, North Carolina, California, and New York.

Modern Healthcare: States Delaying, Dropping Controversial Dual-Eligible Pilot Program
More than half of the states that applied to participate in a controversial CMS pilot for dual-eligible beneficiaries have either...

Tensions, Threats Emerge In Ariz. Medicaid Expansion Debate

Friday, 24 May 2013 08:10

In addition, the legislative debate continues in Texas while in Florida there's speculation about what's to become of the state's uninsured population now that the legislature didn't take action.

Arizona Republic: Threat, Vetoes Fly As Tensions Rise Over Medicaid Expansion
Gov. Jan Brewer sent five bills to the scrap heap Thursday in a pointed...

California Unveils Tentative Price Tags Of Insurance Plans On Health Exchange

Friday, 24 May 2013 08:10

The monthly cost for policies sold on the state-run exchange came in lower than the 30 percent rate increases some had anticipated, though some consumers will still experience sharply higher premiums. Blue Shield of California estimated that current customers would see rate increases of about 13 percent.

Kaiser Health News: California Insurance...

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