Wednesday, February 05, 2003

Medicaid Proposal Receives Mixed Reaction
February 3 Hartford Courant story - "The Bush administration Monday cited its sweeping new proposal to overhaul health care for the poor as an example of its commitment to improving that care, but reaction elsewhere ranged from noncommittal to hostile. Administration officials, who first announced the proposal Friday, said the new Medicaid plan would give states greater flexibility to target scarce dollars at poor people who need health care the most. Critics said the plan could cause some poor people to lose crucial services."