HEALTH DISPARITIES BLOG

September 26, 2008

links for 2008-09-26

• Medicaid funds spared in latest state budget cuts
  The Ohio Department of Child and Family Services announced Wednesday that an additional $80 million will be trimmed from its budget, but the cuts will not affect Medicaid benefits
• Illinois Law Compels Hospitals to Give Uninsured Patients a Price Break
  The law allows hospitals to charge patients for the cost of care, plus a mark-up of 35%. That may not strike you as a fantastic bargain, but it’s still a lot less than list prices, which can run to two to three times the cost of care.
• No amount of health funding will be an antidote to poverty
  As the political parties mobilise for the conference season it is tempting to believe there is broad consensus about the future of the NHS. But three debates that go to its heart are raging....