Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Grassley boycott possible for Medicaid commission  Stpry at The Hill - "With the nation’s governors and congressional Democrats already saying they will not participate in an ostensibly bipartisan commission considering Medicaid reforms, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) also may decide to steer clear, according to an aide. Under the fiscal year 2006 budget resolution provisions that created the commission, Grassley and other congressional leaders are entitled to appoint members of Congress to act as nonvoting advisers to the commission being assembled to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt."  
  

Mandatory Treatment Bill Advances In Legislature (Maine) Brief WMTW story - "After gaining strong support in committee, a bill that would force some mentally ill Mainers to follow mandatory treatment plans appears poised to become law. ... Maine's mental health community is divided on the bill, which would require some mentally ill adults to accept outpatient treatment or risk involuntary hospitalization."