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Thursday, 2 October 2014

Supreme Court takes Medicaid case

FILE - This undated file handout photo provided by Gilead Sciences shows the hepatitis C medication Sovaldi. Facing ballooning costs for the $1,000 pill to treat hepatitis C, Illinois’ Medicaid program is putting tight restrictions into place. Patients must now meet 25 criteria before the government health care program will pay for the new drug that holds promise for a cure but at a budget-straining expense. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Gilead Sciences, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Thursday it will decide whether private sector health care providers can force a state to raise its Medicaid reimbursement rates to keep up with the rising cost of services.








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