Wednesday, October 19, 2005

Senate Finance Committee Expected To Mark Up Spending Proposal With Medicare, Medicaid Cuts, USA. The http://finance.senate.gov/Senate Finance Committee on Thursday as part of the fiscal year 2006 budget reconciliation process likely will mark up a proposal that would reduce spending in Medicaid and other programs, and most observers expect committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) to "craft a package that has enough Republican support to clear the committee on a party-line vote," CongressDaily reports (Heil, CongressDaily, 10/17)... click link for more info. [Medical News Today RSS/XML Feed] 6:26:44 AM    comment [] Medicare drug benefit requiring close monitoring of chronically ill, dual eligibles October 18 2005 - News While providers may be aware the new Medicare prescription drug plan will bring dramatic operational changes, they may not realize how closely they’ll have to track chronically ill residents.  more 6:13:28 AM    comment []

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