States Wrestle Over Medicaid Funds in Stimulus Package-WSJ Health Blog

States Wrestle Over Medicaid Funds in Stimulus Package-WSJ Health Blog: "The $819 billion economic stimulus package now heads to the Senate after passing the House in a 244-188 vote, without a single Republican saying “yea.” Now it heads to the Senate, where one of the sticking points is expected to be how funds for Medicaid will be distributed."

House Passes Stimulus Package - WSJ.com

House Passes Stimulus Package - WSJ.com: "The House passed an $819 billion tax-and-spending bill Wednesday, in a recession-fighting effort that would extend the reach of the federal government across the U.S. economy by reshaping policy on energy, education, health care and social programs."

Stimulus May Provide Relief - NYTimes.com

Stimulus May Provide Relief - NYTimes.com: "The stimulus bill working its way through Congress is not just a package of spending increases and tax cuts intended to jolt the nation out of recession. For Democrats, it is also a tool for rewriting the social contract with the poor, the uninsured and the unemployed, in ways they have long yearned to do."

States Take Aim At Medicaid - WSJ.com

States Take Aim At Medicaid - WSJ.com: "At least 25 states have enacted or proposed cuts in health-insurance programs for the poor, potentially leaving millions of patients with reduced levels of care or no coverage at all."

Health Reform Pervades Economic Stimulus Bill

Health Reform Pervades Economic Stimulus Bill: "You might mistake the economic stimulus package slated for a House vote today for a health-reform bill, if weren’t sprinkled with some goodies for other sectors of the economy."

Health care turns on Kennedy's welfare - Politico.com

Health care turns on Kennedy's welfare - Politico.com: "Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s seizure on Inauguration Day reignited the lingering — and largely unspoken — worry within Washington health care circles that the coming health care reform battle could be a whole lot harder without its wiliest general."

Medicare Covers More Off-Label Uses of Cancer Drugs - NYTimes.com

Medicare Covers More Off-Label Uses of Cancer Drugs - NYTimes.com: "Medicare, with little public debate, has expanded its coverage of drugs for cancer treatments not approved by the Food and Drug Administration."