State auditor Tom Salmon releases report on medicaid providers’ tax compliance
For Immediate Release Feb. 7, 2012 Contact Tom Salmon, CPA, CFE Vermont State Auditor Phone: 802-828-2281 MONTPELIER – State Auditor Tom Salmon, CPA, CFE, today released the results of an audit that looked at how the state ensures that it does not pay Medicaid funds to providers that owe state taxes. The Medicaid program is the [...]
Advocates press for expanded autism coverage
Sen. Anthony Pollina, the lead sponsor of the new bill, said the idea is to require insurance companies to treat people with autism the same as those with other health problems.
Parents, advocates say autism insurance mandate falls short
A new bill, championed by Progressive Sen. Anthony Pollina would lift the age cap for mandatory private insurance coverage.
Medicaid drawdown will help UVM foot bill for graduate medical education
According to officials from Fletcher Allen Health Care, the drawdown of federal funds will help increase Medicaid’s chronic underpayments to the hospital.
Radiologists protest proposed drop in Medicaid reimbursement
Mark Larson, the commissioner of DVHA, said the proposed change was designed to make reimbursements for radiologists comparable to those offered to other specialists.
Sanders says he will take a hard look at Obama’s plan for Medicare and Medicaid
Sanders Statement on Obama Jobs Plan WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement tonight after President Barack Obama a package of tax cuts and new spending designed to jumpstart the economy and create jobs: “With real unemployment at 16 percent and 25 million Americans without a full-time job, it is [...]
Reed: Medicaid at risk in the federal deficit reduction fight
The deficit reduction debate in Washington is threatening the sustainability of one of our great national legacies – the Medicaid program of public health insurance. Medicaid provides long-term care to millions of seniors, helps Americans with disabilities live independently in their communities, and ensures children can see a doctor when they get sick.
State pulls plug on RFP for a new Medicaid IT system
The shift in expectations for Vermont’s Medicaid IT is the result of a fundamental change in the state’s health care policy.
State budget well in the black for fiscal year 2012
Jim Reardon, said state revenues are still well below 2008 tax receipt levels and the increases the state experienced this year will not be ongoing.
Hoffman: Guess what? Medicaid does work
I thought the health debate was all about the money. I didn’t realize that some are arguing that poor people would be better off without health insurance than with the publicly funded Medicaid program.
