Monday, July 14, 2003

Fallout from Medicaid cuts far-reaching (Georgia)
Opinion column in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution - "... Both the National Governors Association and the Bush administration are working on proposals to convert Medicaid to a "block grant" program. If either proposal is enacted, the federal government will acquire substantial leeway to sharply curtail spending on Medicaid. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities calculates that if large-scale cuts in Medicaid are enacted, up to 1.7 million people nationwide will lose Medicaid coverage and become uninsured. Millions more will face significant reductions in benefits. Efforts to cover more low-income children will be stopped in their tracks."