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CMS rejects Medicaid hospital coverage cap
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has rejected a plan for Hawaii to cap its hospital stays at 10 days for Medicaid patients, reported Kaiser Health News. Had the CMS approved the plan,
States' pockets empty as Medicaid stimulus winds down
The 2009 stimulus package provided an additional $100 billion in Medicaid payments over the past three years, but those payments ended on July 1, and some states were hit far harder than others,
HHS awards $220M to 15 EHR 'beacon communities'
Vice President Joe Biden joined with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Tuesday to announce the 15 "beacon communities" that will receive a total of $220 million in federal funding to serve as national
Kaiser deploys digital mobile clinic to Hawaii
We're trying to avoid the myriad "mobile healthcare" stories involving clinics in vans since this newsletter is part of the FierceHealthIT family, but here's one with a clear IT focus: Kaiser
