Monday, November 17, 2003

Medicaid cost 'crisis' still plagues state (New York)
Albany Times Union story - "... County legislators and administrators have been engaged this month in the grim task of proposing their budgets for 2004. In almost every case, they're contemplating double-digit tax increases, sales tax increases or extensive service cuts. Their most often-cited reason is the need to pay for the state-mandated local share of Medicaid costs. The executive director of the state Association of Counties, Robert Gregory, is talking about the "crisis" counties face because of Medicaid and public pension costs."