Wednesday, January 19, 2005

Over a Thousand National and State Organizations Strongly Oppose Medicaid Cuts   Announcement at the NAMI web site - "In a letter sent to President Bush on January 12, 2005, over a thousand national and state organizations expressed their strong opposition to Medicaid cuts or funding caps that would likely shift billions of dollars in health care costs to state and local governments. The organizations composed of labor, advocacy, health care, education, children, elderly and religious groups, said it is clear that reducing federal funding would move policy in the wrong direction. The organizations believe that states need reliable and consistent federal Medicaid funding to sustain their Medicaid programs. The organizations oppose changes in the current structure of the Medicaid program that include converting the program into a block grant or otherwise imposing caps on federal funding."