Guide to State Medicaid Managed Care Laws and Rules


Book Description

Guide to State Medicaid Managed Care Laws and Rules: 1999 Edition reveals the current legislative and regulatory climate regarding Medicaid in every state, including federal waivers applied for and granted. It's the most complete and current information available on how you can maintain or increase your number of covered lives. In one easy-to-use guide you get specific details of each state's Medicaid laws and rules, including: * choice of physician, * provider reimbursement, * benefits packages, * quality assurance, * utilization management, and * names of contacts at state agencies, Best of all, you'll get the details on contracting with each state, as specified by the state Medicaid office itself. You'll also get hard-to-find answers to critical questions such as: * Which states allow Medicaid patients to choose their own physicians? * How do Medicaid provider reimbursement to choose their own physicians? * What are the rules on provider network development in states where you want to do business? Get the answer to these questions and many more in Guide to State Medicaid Managed Care Laws and Rules: 1999 Edition.




North Carolina Reports


Book Description

Cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of North Carolina.




Developing an Information Infrastructure for the Medicare+Choice Program


Book Description

On March 4 and 5, 1998, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Committee on Choice and Managed Care held a 2-day workshop entitled Developing the Information Infrastructure for Medicare Beneficiaries. This workshop was a follow-up to the IOM report entitled Improving the Medicare Market: Adding Choice and Protections. The workshop focused on the Medicare provisions in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, which mandate that the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) develop a "nationally coordinated education and publicity campaign" in 1998 and move Medicare beneficiaries to an open-season enrollment process by the year 2002.




Major Health Care Policies


Book Description




SCLD Update


Book Description




The New Politics of State Health Policy


Book Description

State governments in the past decade have had to take on the problem of health care, with mixed results. This collection of 11 essays (of which two are an introduction and conclusion) by academics and policy makers consider the many issues that concern health care in the US and their effects at the state level, including managed care, health insurance expansion, mental health care, public health administration, and bureaucratic reactions to health policy. Hackey teaches health policy and management at Providence College in Rhode Island; Rochefort teaches political science and public administration at Northeastern U. in Boston. c. Book News Inc.










Mental Health Parity Act


Book Description

To address the discrepancies in coverage between mental & other illnesses, Congress passed the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996. It prohibits employers from imposing annual or lifetime dollar limits on mental health coverage that are more restrictive than those imposed on medical & surgical coverage. In preparation for the law's Sept. 30, 2001 sunset & possible reauthorization, this report discusses: the extent to which employers comply with the law & how they have revised their health plans; the law's effect on claims costs; & the steps Federal agencies have taken to ensure compliance with the law. Charts & tables.




North Carolina Civil Trial Practice


Book Description

North Carolina Civil Trial Practice is North Carolina's only and leading practitioner treatise on civil trial practice and procedure (with application of the N.C. Rules of Evidence). There are a number of books for practitioners in North Carolina in various, distinct subjects (e.g. in torts, workers' compensation, real property law, family law, North Carolina corporations, North Carolina evidence, Employment Law and North Carolina Criminal Procedure). However, there is currently no civil trial practice book available in North Carolina; and this work fills that gap and is designed to be used by all civil trial lawyers in North Carolina, whether plaintiff or defense-oriented. North Carolina Civil Trial Practice comprehensively covers (1) the procedural, and (2) substantive law of, and (3) practice techniques for the trial of any North Carolina civil case -- from pre-trial procedure, mediation, and all stages of a trial (jury selection, open statement, direct and cross-examination, the jury charge conference, and closing argument). In addition, the book covers a detailed application of the North Carolina Rules of Evidence as they relate to the foregoing and to making objections and offers of proof, conducting direct and cross-examinations (including impeachment and rebuttal), introducing exhibits, and preserving the record for appeal. No current book in North Carolina addresses these matters. The book is thus distinct from any other North Carolina practitioner treatise, and is designed (1) as the definitive resource for civil practitioners preparing for any trial (bench trial or jury trial in any civil proceeding ) and (2) for ready use in court when counsel needs to quickly find out how to introduce a particular matter or item of evidence at trial or otherwise how to deal with any other matter occurring at trial. In sum, North Carolina Civil Trial Practice is the standard "bible" for all civil trial practitioners.