Monday, December 20, 2004

Governors Enlist Advocates In Medicaid Reform Plans
Psychiatric News story - "Threats of future cuts to Medicaid have brought about conciliatory gestures from long-time adversaries and new ideas about how to allocate resources. With no relief in sight for strained Medicaid budgets, both state officials and health care advocates are taking a fresh look at their disagreements about how to control costs and maintain access. The Tennessee state legislature passed changes to the Medicaid program, TennCare, in May at the urging of Gov. Phillip Bredesen (D) that would curtail the number of doctor visits and prescription drugs and increase copayments and premiums..."