tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 16

MEDICAID: What's Up For Medicaid When Congress Returns?

Good question: Here's what a couple insiders had to say.As Congress adjourned for its spring recess two weeks ago, the House had passed legislation seeking at least $20 billion in Medicaid cuts over the next ten years. The Senate had passed a bill that required no cuts but established a federal commission to seek longer-term solutions. It's not at all clear whether congressional leaders can mesh the two very different measures into a single package that both houses of Congress will approve. At a March 29 Medicaid conference, a Senate Republican aide suggested that GOP senators would like...

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