New State Updates
States continue to propose and implement new health
coverage reforms.
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Save the Date: Summer Workshop for
State Officials to be Held August 2-3, 2007 in
Denver
State Coverage Initiatives is pleased to announce that the
SCI Summer Meeting will take place on August 2-3, 2007 at the
Marriot Denver City Center.
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Profiles in Coverage: Healthcare
Group of Arizona
A new SCI publication profiles the Healthcare Group of
Arizona that has provided health insurance to sole
proprietors, small businesses with 50 or fewer employees, and
Arizona political subdivisions for more than 20
years.
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Update on Federal
Activities
A look at the continuing federal budget process and SCHIP
reauthorization.
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Census Bureau Revises Number of
Uninsured
The U.S. Census Bureau has revised the number of uninsured
downward from 15.9 to 15.3 percent of the U.S. population in
2005—approximately 1.8 million fewer than the Bureau had
reported in August 2006.
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Twenty-Seven States Awarded Medicaid
Transformation Grants
On January 25, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS) announced that 27 states are recipients of a
total of $103 million in federal Medicaid Transformation
Grants.
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Cover the Uninsured Week is April
23-28, 2007
A project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the week
will include efforts around the country to promote the
importance of health insurance coverage for all
individuals.
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Save the Date: The State Health
Research and Policy Interest Group Meeting is June
2
The meeting is designed to bring together researchers,
policymakers, and practitioners interested in state-level
health care issues.
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Full Agenda Available for the 2007
Annual Research Meeting (ARM)
The 2007 ARM covers a wide range of policy and practice
relevant health services research in more than 140 breakout
sessions and 800 poster sessions.
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Reports of Interest
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