Tuesday, February 24, 2004

Protest Over Audit Spurs Insurer To Define Standards
Article in the February Psychiatric Times - "Professional organizations from the New York State area protested an audit of clinical records by a managed care company, claiming unspecified standards had led to demands for large repayments. While the company stated it ended the audit only until standards could be defined, the organizations touted the power of presenting a unified front."  
  

Bush to Revisit Changes in Medicaid Rules
New York Times story - "After strenuous protests from governors of both parties, the Bush administration said Sunday that it would reconsider tough new rules on the financing of Medicaid that could limit the states' ability to provide health care for millions of poor people. Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of health and human services, conveyed the administration's decision to governors here for the winter meeting of the National Governors Association. Though formal sessions of the association focused on issues that cut across party lines, like Medicaid, education and highway construction, presidential politics dominated many conversations among governors..." [Viewing New York Times resources requires registration, which is free].