tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2003 Issue 11

Reimbursement: MEDICARE, MEDICAID FUNDING SLASHED IN HOUSE BUDGET DEAL

Members of Congress, including many Democrats, are lending a sympathetic ear to governors who seek greater state control over Medicaid. But as fiscal realities grow starker and Republican leaders remain committed to enacting the bulk of President Bush’s proposed tax cuts, governors and health-care providers could be in for a wild ride. House Budget Committee Chair Jim Nussle (R-IA) has become known in recent years as a staunch champion of rural providers. But with the budget resolution his panel approved on a partyline vote in the small hours of March 13, that reputation is coming in for some...

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