Health and Community Services

Medicaid Expansion Complicates Health Insurance Exchanges

July 10, 2012 - Health-care industry executives and public officials say complexity and uncertainty reigns as states continue to build online marketplaces for insurance.

Texas Wal-Mart Made into Public Library Nets Award

July 5, 2012 - Opened late last year, the building is believed to be the largest single-story library in the U.S.

Health Insurance Exchanges Getting More Federal Funding

June 29, 2012 - States will have 10 new opportunities through 2014 to apply for federal funding to develop the online marketplaces for health insurance outlined in the Affordable Care Act.

Is Dual-Eligible Coordination Moving Too Fast?

June 26, 2012 - Some say the feds and states need to slow down their efforts to coordinate care for the millions eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.

California Broadband and Digital Literacy Assistant Secretary Appointed

June 26, 2012 - Adelina Zendejas will be responsible for increasing broadband availability and promoting digital literacy.

States Seek Medicare Data to Keep Fraudulent Providers Out of Medicaid

June 25, 2012 - The current inability to share data between Medicare and Medicaid hinders attempts to catch fraudsters.

Feds Look to Cut Prescription Drug Abuse with Health IT

June 22, 2012 - Pilot programs in Indiana and Ohio will measure the effects of expanding access to prescription drug monitoring.

Community Commons Brings Local Health Initiatives Together

June 21, 2012 - A new social network helps local health departments and community organizations connect, stay up-to-date on emerging trends and mine through extensive data sets.

Kickstarter Fosters Love of Government

June 18, 2012 - Public weighs in on favorite agencies that will become documentary film subjects.

Medicaid Fraud Busters Learn From Experience

June 11, 2012 - Fraudulent orthodontic practices found operating in Texas for years.

13 States Share System for EHR Incentive Payments [Industry Contributed]

June 7, 2012 - The Medical Assistance Provider Incentive Repository is an IT tool that processes incentive payments awarded to health-care providers that adopt electronic health records.

Feds Launch Air Pollution Sensor Challenge

June 7, 2012 - Contest offers awards for the invention of sensor devices that measure air pollution and a person’s physiological response to air quality.

States, Feds Poised to Write New Chapter in Public Safety Communications

June 7, 2012 - CIOs of states and territories weigh in on the challenges and opportunities afforded by the planned national network.

What Could Happen to Health Insurance Exchange Grants

June 6, 2012 - If the Supreme Court overturns the Affordable Care Act, states still might use some of $1 billion in federal grants for online insurance marketplaces.

The Secret Ingredient of a Successful Health Benefits Exchange (VIDEO)

May 30, 2012 - California’s point man for health IT standards and policies says one key component has little to do with technology.

Mobile Tech Spearheading Health Initiative in Oregon

May 25, 2012 - Text messaging has become the backbone behind a new mobile health program in Clackamas County, Ore.

Inside the New York Digital Health Accelerator

May 24, 2012 - In New York state, public entities and private, profit-driven financial firms hope to lead the charge into the future of digital health care.

Professional Social Network Connecting U.S. Doctors

May 23, 2012 - Doximity enables physicians to discuss patient issues and medical topics with one another over a secure platform.

Los Angeles County Uses Analytics to Stop Child-Care Fraud

May 16, 2012 - L.A. County Department of Public Social Services rings up $6.8 million in cost avoidance through the use of a detailed data mining and networking system.

Oregon Tries Data-Driven Youth Reform

May 3, 2012 - The professionals still make the decisions about treatment in the Oregon Youth Authority, but a new system informs those decisions.