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'John Selig'

Medicaid: Better budget news; stonewalling on audit trickery

The Department Human Services has released the expected improvement in the projected shortfall in money in operating the existing Medicaid program.
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New DHS projections on impact of Medicaid expansion could see more light as legislative session approaches

The Department of Human Services will be more vocal about their updated projections on the amount of money Arkansas stands to gain from Medicaid expansion as we get closer to the legislative session in January, DHS Director John Selig says.
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Doctor, DHS elaborate on hospital reimbursement issue

I mentioned earlier remarks by DHS Director John Selig on NPR. He said they'd discovered hospitals keeping obstretric patients overly long had increased Medicaid spending.

Selig: Hospital keeping patients overlong to make money

His example on the "Diane Rehm" illustrates problems with Medicaid costs.
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State changes State Hospital leadership

Because the State Hospital, which cares for the mentally ill, hasn't been able to meet state standards, the state has sacked its leader, Charles Smith, and David Laffoon, the leader of the Behavioral Health Division of the state Human Services Department.
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