Wednesday, December 29, 2004

Govs Urge No Cuts In Mediciaid Governors urge president, Congress not to cut Medicaid. The Nat'l Governors Assoc on 12/22/2004 said any strategy to reduce the federal deficit by shifting federal Medicaid costs to states would be “unacceptable,â€� as “Medicaid continues to impose severe strains on state budgets.â€� In a letter to President Bush and congressional leaders, the nation’s governors said reforming the Medicaid system “should not be part of a 2006 FYE budget reduction and reconciliation process, especially if it does nothing more than shift additional costs to states.â€� The governors said state Medicaid case loads had increased by roughly one-3rd in the past 4 years, a key driver of Medicaid spending increases. [Medicare/ Medicaid News from myHealthcareNews.com] 5:39:19 AM    comment []

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