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Grasscatcher, from the National Conference of State Legislatures

Today's Health News, from The Colorado Trust

Colorado daily news roundup, from Stateline

Daily Health Policy Report, from Kaiser Health News
State gets $26 million
in Medicaid bonus funds

Health care
The Denver Post: Colorado gets $26 million in Medicaid bonus funds for enrolling kids
The money - funded through one of the first laws signed by President Barack Obama in 2009 - was announced a week after new data show the number of uninsured kids nationwide has increased by 1.2 million in two years.


Fiscal policy
The Denver Post: Predictions difficult on Lobato education-funding case in Colorado Supreme Court
A landmark education lawsuit appears headed to the Colorado Supreme Court?, but it's possible the court won't have the final say, if justices are evenly split on the case.

Colorado Statesman: Revenue forecast brings good cheer
The state unwrapped an early holiday present on Dec. 20 when a quarterly forecast showed this year's tax revenues could be $231 million higher than earlier predictions, allowing Gov. John Hickenlooper to restore $89 million he had earlier proposed cutting from K-12 education.


The national scene
Bloomberg News: California Can't Cut Hospitals' Medi-Cal Reimbursement Rates, Judge Says
California can't cut reimbursements hospitals receive for the skilled-nursing services they provide to low-income people, a federal judge ruled.

Washington Post commentary: How the economy could come back in 2012
I'm not making the case for optimism. There are too many storm clouds for that. But just as 2010 and 2011 were worse than forecasters expected, there are plausible scenarios in which 2012 is better than forecasters now expect. Let's hope.

Los Angeles Times: Blue Shield to pay $2 million over dropping of policyholders
The settlement of a suit filed by L.A. ends a probe into more than 1,000 cases. The insurer was accused of dropping clients who got ill and needed expensive treatment. The city and county will split the money.