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LINCOLN—Governor Dave Heineman will do what is required under the federal health care reform legislation that he opposes.
But it is unclear whether he will go any further, by seeking grants or applying for demonstration projects.
The governor refused to participate in the high-risk insurance program, the first phase of federal health care reform, saying it does not have adequate funding.
Last week, the governor said he doesn't know if he will be seeking a $1 million grant now available to all states to help pay costs of establishing what are called exchanges, an important state piece of health care reform.
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— Lincoln Journal Star, July 31, 2010
LINCOLN—As medical costs rise, and the need for Medicaid Reform continues,
the DHHS is working on a solution that helps retain quality primary care physicians in Nebraska while improving health care and access for citizens.
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), in collaboration with the Medical Home Advisory Council, will be implementing a new two-year Medicaid patient-centered medical home pilot involving the specialties of Family Practice, General Practice, Internal Medicine and/or Pediatrics.
The pilot will be in two to three practices in one or more of these communities: Scottsbluff, Sidney, Ogallala, North Platte, McCook, Lexington, Kearney, Holdrege, Hastings, Grand Island, Columbus and Norfolk. These communities were selected because they are not in a Medicaid Managed Care county and have practices that reflect a sufficient number of Medicaid patients to be able to evaluate the pilot.
Click here to find
more information about the pilot program.
— DHHS news release, August 4, 2010
ROCKVILLE, MD—U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that expanded enrollment in the 340B Drug Pricing Program began
August 2. Administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the expansion of the 340B program will make discounted medications available to new enrollees including children’s hospitals, free standing cancer centers, critical access hospitals, rural referral centers, and sole community hospitals. These facilities can save an average of 20 percent to 50 percent of the cost for covered outpatient medications.
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— HRSA, August 2, 2010
OMAHA—The first time University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) family medicine faculty member Tina Flores, M.D., saw a cadaver, it was as a student in a program similar to UNMC's Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP).
Underrepresented, disadvantaged and rural students will continue to have such opportunities at UNMC thanks to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's (RWJF) decision to reauthorize SMDEP at the medical center through 2011.
The program—which is funded by RWJF with matching support from UNMC—exposes such students, as well as those who have genuine desire to serve in underserved and rural communities, to medical and dental education. It helps participants gain the skills needed to be accepted to and successful in medical and dental school.
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UNMC news release, August 2, 2010
GRAND ISLAND—The Saint Francis Medical Center Foundation has announced the distribution of $942,614 in funds toward health care programs and services in the community. The announcement took place during the Annual Trustee Luncheon at Saint Francis Medical Center on July 22.
Claire Aguilar, director of the Saint Francis Medical Center Foundation, said
the $942,614 in community contributions, which include $327,806 in restricted
and unrestricted funds, $329,588 in grant support through the hospital and
$285,250 in community grant support, help the Grand Island area to become a
healthier community.
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Saint Francis news release, August 2, 2010
WASHINGTON—Republicans may not be able to repeal the Democrats’ health care reform law next year, but they’re eyeing the next best thing: denying the Obama administration the money it needs to implement the law.
GOP candidates across the country are running on a promise to repeal the law. But simply winning the House and Senate wouldn’t get them there; they'd need to corral two-thirds majorities to overcome what would be an almost certain veto from President Barack Obama.
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— Politico, August 2, 2010
JEFFERSON CITY, MO—Missouri voters on Tuesday easily approved a measure aimed at nullifying the new federal health care law, becoming the first state in the nation where ordinary people made known their dismay over the issue at the ballot box.
Read more.
— New York Times, August 3, 2010
LINCOLN—Charlie Ellsworth from U.S. Senator Ben Nelson's office and Lea Stueve from
U.S. Senator Mike Johann's office will present the Capital Hill Update during “Health Care Reform: How Will It Impact Nebraska?” to be held on August 31, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at The Cornhusker Marriott in Lincoln.
Hosted by the Nebraska Hospital Association and the Nebraska Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, this program will help decision makers better understand the complexities involved in the new health care system.
Mr. Ellsworth and Ms. Stueve will share their
perspectives about the implementation of
health care reform and what that means for
Nebraska’s health care providers, as well as
describe current efforts to amend or eliminate
provisions of the new reform law.
Click here to learn more or register.
— NHA, August 4, 2010
Saint Elizabeth “IMAGINE, BELIEVE & ACHIEVE” Benefit Auction
August 4-6 and August 16-26 – Lincoln
Charity Golf Tournament
to Benefit
Jefferson Community Health Center
August 6, 2010 – Fairbury
Driving Profitable Surgery Growth
August 10, 2010 – Webinar
Creating Value in Hospitals Through Strategic Financial Planning & Management
August 10, 2010 – Webinar
Medical Records: Ensuring Compliance With the CMS CoP Requirements
August 12, 2010 – Webinar
NHA/HFMA Health Care Reform: How Will It Impact Nebraska?
August 31, 2010 – The Cornhusker, Lincoln
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