capillary zone
capillary zone (capillary fringe) The zone immediately above the
water table, into which water may be drawn upward as a consequence of
capillary action. A typical height for the capillary fringe in clay with a pore radius of 0.0005 mm might be 3 m, compared with less than 10 cm in a fine sand with a pore radius of 0.02 mm.
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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MEDICAID REFORM OVERDUE.(Perspective)(Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/24/1989; 700+ words
; The Medicaid system as it operates in New York state...children. Unless reforms are instituted, Medicaid costs will only continue to skyrocket...their detailed eight-day series on Medicaid, which concludes today. Medicaid...
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 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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Medicaid emerges as target for budget-cutters; The government's largest health care program, serving 53 million vulnerable Americans, is no longer seen as a sacrosanct entitlement.(NEWS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 12/12/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...starting next year, as they say they do, then Medicaid has become a choice place to look. Medicaid, the nation's largest health care program...President Bush in putting a lid on federal Medicaid spending, according to members of Congress...
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Medicaid managed care: A gold mine--or a land mine?
Magazine article from: Medical Economics; 4/13/1998; ; 700+ words
; Don't be surprised if Medicaid managed care comes knocking on your door. States...managed care to hold the line on burgeoning Medicaid costs, and HMOs may be eyeing your healthiest Medicaid patients right now. Even if you don't currently...
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Medicaid Funds Release Adds to Deficit; States Line Up to Collect Millions in Payments Withheld Under Bush
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/13/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...released to the state $412 million in Medicaid payments held up by the Bush administration...officials of HHS to seek $200 million in Medicaid reimbursements that had been disputed...other states with related appeals on Medicaid reimbursements are lined up, and others...
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Medicaid reform in 2005: downsizing not the answer.(Practice Trends)
Magazine article from: OB GYN News; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words
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Medicaid cuts draw concerns
Newspaper article from: Elm Leaves (Elmwood Park, IL); 1/30/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...community advocates say the state's Medicaid budget cuts hurt the residents who need the service the most. Medicaid is the national "health-care safety...provides at least 50 percent of states' Medicaid dollars and each state manages its...
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Medicaid Cuts: Plenty of Pain To Go Around.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Kiplinger Business Forecasts; 10/3/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...sure to thwart state efforts to extend Medicaid health insurance to the working poor...states will make additional cuts in their Medicaid programs this fiscal year, and even...collide with slumping tax revenues. "Medicaid costs will be up 13% this year, while...
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Medicaid HMO penetration and its mix: did increased penetration affect physician participation in urban markets?(Author abstract)(Report)
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; ...have recently increased their use of Medicaid managed care in order to assure predictable...access and quality of care. Enrollment in Medicaid managed care increased from 32.1 percent...2004, while enrollment specifically in Medicaid health maintenance organizations (HMOs...
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Medicaid costs gobbling up state budgets.(The Dallas Morning News)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 5/14/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...governments are getting squeezed. Costs for Medicaid, the health program for the poor, are...revenue has state legislatures scrambling. Medicaid, a joint federal-state program, now...dilemma for states: More families need Medicaid services as the unemployment rate rises...
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LOUISIANA MEDICAID ENDING FOR PEOPLE OUT OF STATE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/3/2006; 700+ words
; ...with health coverage through Louisiana Medicaid or the Louisiana Children's Health...will no longer be covered by Louisiana Medicaid. Under guidance from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department of Health...
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Medicaid
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
Medicaid Definition Medicaid is a federal-state entitlement program for low-income citizens of the United States. The Medicaid program is part of Title XIX of the Social Security Act Amendment...
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Medicaid Act (1965)
Book article from: Major Acts of Congress
Medicaid Act (1965) Sara Rosenbaum E nacted in...legislative "afterthought" to Medicare, the Medicaid program (P.L. 89-97) has grown...part of the American health care system. Medicaid finances health needs throughout the entire...
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES On July 1, 2001, the Health...the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS is an operating...Program and the federal portion of the medicaid Program (Reorg. Order of Mar...
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Medicare and Medicaid
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
MEDICARE AND MEDICAID MEDICARE AND MEDICAID. In most industrialized countries virtually everyone receives...for seniors and, after 1972, the long-term disabled) and Medicaid (means-tested coverage for the medical expenses of the poor...
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HIV/AIDS Costs and Treatment
Book article from: AIDS/HIV
...States have the costs of their treatment paid for by Medicaid. Medicaid is an entitlement program run by state and federal...cannot afford to pay for private health insurance. Medicaid eligibility requirements vary from state to state...
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