ORegion II Health Policy States Watch
Region II: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Assessment Program
(2/11/09)  Illinois Hospital Assessment Plan Stalled Because of Blagojevich's Legal Troubles, State
Money Shortage
(1/15/09)  Illinois Hospital Systems Agree To Settle Lawsuits on Billing, Payment Assistance Disputes
(10/17/08)  Illinois County Judge Renews Ruling to Block Gov. Blagojevich's FamilyCare Expansion
Initiative
(9/30/08)  Illinois Appellate Court Holds Up Temporary Injunction on Gov. Blagojevich's FamilyCare
Expansion
(9/26/08)  Illinois Legislature Overrides Revisions from Governor To Approve Bill That Requires Hospitals
To Provide Discounts to Uninsured
(9/15/08)  Illinois Gov. Blagojevich's Amendatory Veto Could Jeopardize Bill That Would Grant Uninsured
State Residents Discounts on Hospital Care
(9/10/08)  Gov. Blagojevich Administration Remains Committed to Coverage Expansion for Sick Young
Adults
(8/21/08)  Illinois Senate Approves Gov. Blagojevich's Proposal To Extend Maximum Age Child Can Be
Covered Under Parents' Health Insurance

Iowa
(3/23/09)  Iowa Senate Approves Bill To Expand Health Insurance to More Children
(1/21/09)  Iowa Lawmakers Seek To Pass Bill That Will Allow Small Businesses, Others To Buy Into State
Program
(8/13/08)  Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights News About Children's Health Coverage in Iowa,
Texas

Kansas
(2/25/09)  Kansas House Rejects Bill To Allow Small Employers To Help Employees Pay Individual
Insurance Premiums
(11/10/08)  Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent News About State Budgets in Arkansas,
Kansas
(7/30/08)  Kansas' Preferred Health Systems To Stop Paying Hospitals for 'Never Events'
(7/15/08)  Kansas Officials Launch Diabetes Prevention, Management Initiative
(6/5/08)  Kansas Health Institute News Service Examines Prospects for Expanding Health Coverage in
State

Minnesota
(3/18/09)  Minnesota Democratic Lawmakers Announce Bills Intended To Overhaul State Health Care
System
(1/26/09)  Attorneys General in Massachusetts, Minnesota Take Action Against Health Care Companies,
Hospital Chain
(12/8/08)  MinnPost.com Examines Primary Physician Shortage in Rural Minnesota
(11/7/08)  Minnesota Receives Waiver To Continue SCHIP Coverage for Some Parents
(10/2/08)  Private Health Plan Spending Growth Slows in Minnesota, Report Finds
(9/15/08)  Minnesota Lawmakers Seek Suspension of Proposed Medicaid Rule That Would Reduce
Federal Funding for MinnesotaCare
(7/31/08) Minnesota Gov. Pawlenty Discusses Plan To Improve Consumers' Access To Health Information

Missouri

Nebraska

North Dakota

South Dakota

Wisconsin
(2/2/09)  More Wisconsin Residents Enrolling in Medicaid; Program Facing $1.4B Deficit
(11/13/08)  Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Health Care Proposals in Six States
(11/12/08)  Wisconsin Has Primary Care Physician Shortage, According to Report
(11/5/08)  Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus Program Extended To Low-Income Childless Adults
(8/29/08)  Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Highlights Recent News About Medical Malpractice in Three
States (NY, WV, WI)
(8/7/08) Large Wisconsin Businesses See Reduced Health Care Costs Under New Program

Wyoming
(2/4/09)  Wyoming Legislation Seeks To Address Insurance Company 'Loopholes'
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