MD lieutenant governor vows to overturn provider tax

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Kentucky Medical Assn's new Lt. Gov. Stephen L. Henry, MD, may help ease the tensions between the state's Democratic administration and Kentucky's physicians. Attempts at reforming the state's healthcare system has resulted in cuts in Medicaid reimbursement and the imposition of a provider tax. Taxes and cuts have created a hardship on rural physicians, and many have moved to another state. Henry vows to overturn the tax and to reconsider the state's healthcare reform program.

Health Care, Health Care and Social Assistance, Officials and employees, Health care industry, Social policy, Kentucky, Henry, Stephen L.

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HHS looks to managed care to cut Medicaid, Medicare

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The Clinton Administration hopes to generate $138 bil in Medicare savings by reducing Medicare managed care payments. The government has proposed reducing the reimbursement rate from 95% to 90% of fee-for-service costs based on research indicating that the government is not realizing the same level of savings from managed care as the private sector. Managed care has slowed the growth of Medicaid expenditures significantly since 1993.

Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, Medicaid, Health Plan Administration, Economic aspects, Finance, Compensation and benefits, Physicians, Medical professions, Managed care plans (Medical care), Health insurance industry, Medicare

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