Medicaid

Monday, March18, 2013

Lydia Rogers — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:09:17 +0000

Senator Jack Reed wants to see Liberian refugees put on the path to US citizenship. State officials will consider reinstating bus service in Tiverton. These stories and more on the RIPR Morning News Podcast.

Medicaid Report Finds Some Fraud; Bigger Problem is Data Sharing

Kristin Gourlay — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:48:38 +0000

Governor Lincoln Chafee has released a new report on Medicaid fraud. Lawmakers and citizen groups had been pressuring Chafee to make the report public.

And, after declining for fear of jeopardizing fraud investigations, Chafee finally released the report, along with several proposed anti-fraud bills and a timeline of his administration’s efforts over the past few years to crack down on corruption.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Lydia Rogers — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:26:05 +0000

Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee is coming under fire for not releasing a report on Medicaid and food stamps fraud. The pension settlement reached between Providence and its workers and retirees has been approved. These stories and more on the RIPR Morning News Podcast.

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Governor Lincoln Chafee Defends Report Secrecy

Flo Jonic — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:23:36 +0000

Governor Lincoln Chafee is trying to explain why he’s withholding a report that details waste, fraud and abuse in the state’s Medicaid and food stamp programs. The report was done by former Moderate Party gubernatorial candidate Ken Block. Chafee says he asked Block to conduct the investigation about a year ago. But now that it’s done, the governor is refusing to release it.

Graduate Medical Education Funding Showdown?

Kristin Gourlay — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 18:00:00 +0000

The Association of American Medical Colleges has launched a new ad campaign, running in newspapers near the sites of upcoming presidential debates, calling for an increase in funding for graduate medical education. The group is trying to draw attention to what it sees as a crisis in the making: the current limit on the number of federally funded residency programs could, it says, lead to doctor shortages. It's just the latest in a series of movements on the GME front.

CBO Estimates Health Reform Will Cost Less Than Thought

Kristin Gourlay — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:00:00 +0000

The Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation have just released new estimates of what President Obama’s Affordable Care Act will cost, and the numbers are less than previously thought. From the CBO Director’s Blog: