David Levine

Recent Articles

• Is Dual-Eligible Coordination Moving Too Fast?
• Jun 26, 2012
• Some say the feds and states need to slow down their efforts to coordinate care for the millions eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.
• 1 Comments

• On-Site Health Centers Save Local Governments Money
• May 31, 2012
• Several Florida cities have on-site clinics that are free for public employees and result in fewer long-term health problems and lower costs for everyone.

• New York's Digital Health Push
• May 22, 2012
• In New York State, public entities and private, profit-driven financial firms hope to lead the charge into the future of digital health care.
• 1 Comments

• Mental-Health Medications May Become Limited in Utah
• Apr 30, 2012
• For now, Utah is one of only a handful of states that still allow nearly unrestricted access to psychotropic drugs. Does limiting access to their meds put the mentally ill at risk?

• A Disaster Prep Blueprint for Providing Care
• Apr 24, 2012
• Most governments have the infrastructure and the planning in place to handle an uptick in needed emergency care. But what about prep for a really big disaster?

• If Anti-Smoking Programs Save Millions, Why Are States Cutting Them?
• Mar 30, 2012
• States are slashing or eliminating programs that could save them money.

• Improving Health Care for Kids in Child Welfare Programs
• Mar 27, 2012
• Children in state protective service programs face any number of challenges, not the least of which is getting good health care.
• 1 Comments

• Aging Inmates Squeeze Health-Care Budgets
• Feb 29, 2012
• As prisoners get older and develop expensive health problems, states are looking for ways to cut costs.
• 1 Comments

• Are Consumer-Driven Health Plans Really Saving Money?
• Jan 31, 2012
• CDHPs are slowly becoming the next big thing in health-care cost control, but studies show that they only save about 1 percent over traditional plans.

• Why Are Dentists Opposing Expanded Dental Care?
• Jan 1, 2012
• Citing safety as the reason, dentists are fighting states’ efforts to create mid-level dental providers who can provide care to underserved areas. Some speculate they just fear losing business.
• 8 Comments

• Cross-Border Insurance Revisited
• Nov 30, 2011
• Texas Gov. Rick Perry once supported a binational U.S.-Mexico health insurance plan. Why didn’t the idea grab the Lone Star State’s fancy?

• More States Employ Wellness Insurance Programs
• Oct 31, 2011
• Can incentives help state workers shed their unhealthy habits and cut health-care costs?

• Freeing up Space (and Money) in the Emergency Room
• Sep 30, 2011
• A surefire way to cut health-care costs is to steer frequent ER visitors to less costly care.
• 3 Comments

• State Health IT Coordinators Brace for Health-Care Reform
• Aug 31, 2011
• Overhauling how the health-care industry uses technology is already a difficult job. Meeting the new requirements under the health reform act is an even greater challenge for states.

• Will Community Health Centers Survive Budget Cuts?
• Jul 29, 2011
• This year, more than half of the states decreased or eliminated funding for health centers, which provide an alternative to costly emergency rooms.