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SOME 250,000 people are in line for a tax cut and almost half-a-million people are set to dump private health cover after the Rudd Government struck a deal to ensure changes to the Medicare levy surcharge passed parliament today. As late as last ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:07:00 GMT
A compromise version of the Rudd government's changes to the Medicare levy surcharge has been approved by parliament's upper house. The government's bill will lift the income thresholds at which taxpayers, without private health insurance, are ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:26:00 GMT
The Government has agreed to Independent Senator Nick Xenophon's demands to make changes to the Medicare levy surcharge threshold bill. The Government will now revise the threshold down from its proposed $75,000 for singles to $70,000, and from $150 ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:19:00 GMT
CONTROVERSIAL changes to a tax penalty on people without health cover have been passed in the Senate, exempting an extra 250,000 Australians from the Medicare levy surcharge. The bill went through in the upper house despite a Coalition vote against ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:39:00 GMT
The Free Press today hosted a Web chat for the 100,000 General Motors salaried retirees and their dependents making the transition to buying their own health benefits. It was held the first day of open enrollment for GM salaried retirees. Each ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:57:00 GMT
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Higher Medicaid Payments are
Good, but Not Great
by Jill Yablonski
Increased Medicaid payments can improve access and care for beneficiaries,
but the effects are not dramatic.
(PRWEB) June 4, 2005 -- A study published in the current issue of Health
Services Research re-examines the effects of Medicaid payment generosity on
access and care. The authors found that higher payments improve the probability
of adult beneficiaries having at least one doctor/healthcare professional visit
in a year, but does not affect their use of the emergency department or dentist.
Among the adult population, higher payments also lead to increased beneficiary
satisfaction and better communication between doctors and patients. There was no
effect to the preventative care or immediate medical care among children. The
results show, “the limited impact of Medicaid rates on beneficiary access and
use suggests that modest pay cuts might be an appropriate policy option when
state budgets get tight,” co-author Stephen Zuckerman explains.
The authors examined the National Surveys of America’s Families for years 1997,
1999, and 2002 and the Urban Institute Medicaid capitation rate surveys. The
authors conclude that states that are able and willing to set higher payment
rates can enhance Medicaid for their beneficiaries and increase its
attractiveness to potential employees. However, given the limited impact of
rates on access and use, modest pay cuts may also be an option that will not
adversely affect users when state budgets tighten. Fees can be reduced by five
to ten percent without serious, negative results. “In all cases where we
detected significant payment effects, we found that higher rates improved access
and use for Medicaid beneficiaries,” state the authors.
This study is publishing in the latest issue of Health Services Research. Media
wishing to receive a PDF, please contact e-mail protected from spam bots
Health Services Research (HSR) provides those engaged in research, public policy
formulation, and health services management with the latest findings, methods,
and thinking on important policy and practice issues. HSR is published by the
Health Research and Educational Trust in cooperation with AcademyHealth.
Stephen Zuckerman is a principal research associate in the Health Policy Center
at the Urban Institute. During his twenty years as a health economist, he has
studied issues related to physician payment, hospital rate setting, insurance
coverage and market reforms, the health care safety net, and medical
malpractice.
Dr. Zuckerman is available for questions and interviews.
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/hsr
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