EDITORIAL: Medicaid Miracle RedNova
By The Oklahoman Dec. 5--A funny thing happened on the way to Medicaid's latest cost overruns: It didn't occur.
Fitch Rates Cherokee Nation, OK, Health Care Revs 'BBB-'; Stable Outlook RedNova
Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BBB-' rating to The Cherokee Nation, OK's (the Nation) $30 million health care system bonds (health care projects), series 2006. The bonds are expected to price via negotiation with BOSC, Inc. on Dec. 14, 2006. The bonds will mature Dec. 1 2011, 2016, 2021.
Fitch Rates Cherokee Nation, OK, Health Care Revs 'BBB-'; Stable Outlook Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings assigns a 'BBB-' rating to The Cherokee Nation, OK's $30 million health care system bonds , series 2006. The bonds are expected to price via negotiation with BOSC, Inc. on Dec. 14, 2006.
MemberHealth Honored With Weatherhead Centurion Award for Its Growth PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
MemberHealth, Inc. has won the Weatherhead Centurion award in the annual competition of the fastest-growing companies in Northeast Ohio.
Arkansas News Bureau Arkansas News Bureau
Huckabee still weighing options in presidential bid By Rob Moritz and John Lyon LITTLE ROCK - Gov. Mike Huckabee said Wednesday that his decision on whether to run for president in 2008 will depend in part on how much support he has in states that have early primaries.
Medicaid rolls shrink dramatically The Salt Lake Tribune
Fewer Utahns on Medicaid could be a sign of economic prosperity, which should comfort, not alarm, advocates for the poor. But a recent unexplained plunge has advocates wondering if other forces may be at work, including changes in federal law and the way the state handles paperwork. After four years of growth, Medicaid rolls began leveling off early in 2005, but plummeted this spring.
Fitch: For-Profit US Hospital Providers Will Continue to Face Escalating Industry Pressures in 2007 Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
NEW YORK----Fitch expects the for-profit hospital industry to face many of the same challenges in 2007 that were seen in 2006, with rising bad debt expense and weak volumes offset by a favorable reimbursement environment.
Coventry Health Care: Managing Very Well BusinessWeek
S&P says the managed-care outfit is poised to post solid earnings growth—and it sports a compelling valuation
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Bill would bar state contracts with firms that hire illegal immigrants By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - Legislation that would prohibit state agencies from entering into contracts with businesses that employ illegal immigrants was pre-filed Tuesday in advance of the 2007 session.
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Tax exemption bills target used vehicles, homesteads By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - Legislators pre-filed a spate of bills Monday for the 2007 legislative session that would increase the state sales tax exemption on used vehicles and expand the homestead tax credit.

Billing Compliance Manual
Oklahoma Medicare Services provides information concerning local coverage determinations for reimbursement under the Medicare fee-for -service program.
Oklahoma House OKs Medicaid Reform Bill - by Christie Raniszewski
The Oklahoma House on March 13 approved a sweeping new reform bill that would fundamentally change how Medicaid delivers health care in the Sooner State.
Oklahoma Medicaid 1915(c) Waivers, 2001
Oklahoma Medicaid 1915(c) HCBS Waivers, 2001. In 2001, there were 19431 participants in the 4 waiver programs in Oklahoma (Table 1) with expenditures
Victory for Oklahoma Medicaid patients -- 26 (3): e2005172 -- AAP News
Victory for Oklahoma Medicaid patients. Following a similar victory in Illinois last summer, a U.S. District court in Oklahoma has issued a ruling in a
Oklahoma's Medicaid program target of chapter's lawsuit -- 18 (4
Over the past few years, Oklahoma’s Medicaid program, called SoonerCare, has been a source of frustration for Oklahoma pediatricians and the children they
Medicaid Fact Sheet for Oklahoma and United States
Oklahoma & United States Medicaid Eligibility Levels by Annual Income and FPL, 2005 Return to the State Medicaid Fact Sheets home page.
AMNews: April 11, 2005. Federal court rules Oklahoma Medicaid
Poor reimbursement hurts patient access, according to the decision, which physicians hope will inspire changes in other states.
AMA (Legal Issues) Medicaid
The principal claim is that Oklahoma Medicaid funding is so low that physicians are unwilling or even financially unable to treat qualifying children.
Oklahoma Medicare News - U.S. Politics Today
Oklahoma Medicare News. Service for political professionals. Constantly updated news and information about US politics.
Oklahoma Medicaid wants to limit recipients to five prescriptions
Oklahoma Medicaid wants to limit recipients to five prescriptions per month - State News in Brief from Drug Cost Management Report in Health & Fitness oklahoma+medicaid: eligibility medicaid oklahoma , , eligibility medicaid oklahoma , , oklahoma+medicaid