Thursday, July 07, 2005

Recent Developments in State Medicaid Programs Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report coverage of recent developments in Alaska, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Washington. In Georgia, "The state Department of Community Health on Tuesday said that a June agreement with CMS to stop using a financing tactic deemed inappropriate will result in a $300 million budget gap for Medicaid next year, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The shortfall this year will be about $146 million. State officials said they plan to assess a fee on HMOs that serve Medicaid beneficiaries to recover some of the funding."