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The Oklahoma House passed the Aging Prisoners Act (HB 1056) giving prisoners over the age of 65 an opportunity for early parole if they are deemed to not be a risk to public safety.
Kentucky health departments were forced to reduce services and lay off staff in the wake of a payment dispute with a risk-based, managed care company.
In Washington, the state only saved $60 million instead of the projected $361 million by switching Medicaid from fee-for-service to managed care. The result was a budget shortfall of $301 million. In Washington, 52% of the Medicaid population is risk-based, managed care.
A new Florida health insurance plan may expand health coverage without expanding Medicaid.
Oklahoma employers could be taxed over $50 million as a result of the state's rejection of Medicaid expansion.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has issued a plan they say can save $30 billion over the next five years.
Russell Wray Rodgers was sentenced to six years in prison for slamming a bathroom door into a 74-year-old man in Burger King.
Are Medicare costs really rising as quickly as the law says it will?
A music therapist reveals ways caregivers can use music.
An Alzheimer's cafe helps caregivers and patients cope through mutual support.
Brenda Kearns shares advice on how caregivers can make life less stressful for themselves and the one they care for.
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