Technology will be a big part of the Medicaid make-over if Governor Matt Blunt has his way.Gov. Blunt joined lawmakers in Springfield today to tout the importance of using technology to make Medicaid patients healthier, and drive down overall costs.
You can watch my KY3 News @ 10 report on in-home telemonitoring HERE.
Oxford Healthcare in Springfield says about 200 of their Medicaid patients use this type of technology. Gov. Blunt's idea is to drastically increase the amount of recipients on the monitors, in order to slash costly hospitalizations and visits to the emergency room.
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