5 latest stories on Medicaid expansion

The following is a roundup of Medicaid expansion stories that have been reported in the last 30 days, beginning with the most recent.

 1. Which state will expand Medicaid next? 
Indiana and Tennessee, two of the 23 states that have not expanded Medicaid, appear to be making steps towards expansion.

2. Tenet, Community Health Systems to benefit from Pennsylvania's Medicaid expansion
Approval of Pennsylvania's alternative Medicaid expansion plan could greatly benefit two major healthcare organizations: Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. and Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems.

3. Pennsylvania gains approval for alternate Medicaid expansion plan 
HHS approved Pennsylvania's plan to use federal Medicaid expansion funding to launch Healthy Pennsylvania, a program that will promote affordable care and increase access to care for the uninsured.

4. S&P: PPACA temporarily helps top line for some hospitals, insurers
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act might have boosted the top line for some healthcare providers and health insurers, and the positive financial impact is expected to continue in 2015 as the implementation of the health insurance exchanges and Medicaid expansion continues.

5. What will states lose by not expanding Medicaid? 
Twenty-four states that have not expanded Medicaid will miss out on $423.6 million in federal Medicaid funds by 2022, and those states are on track to loose a $167.8 billion boost in Medicaid funding that was originally intended to offset cuts to their Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.

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