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Region II Health Policy States Watch
Region II:
Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Wyoming
Assessment Program
(
2/11
/0
9
)
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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