Governors Association Offers Bipartisan Plan to Reform Medicaid

June 27, 2005 Governors Association Offers Bipartisan Plan to Reform Medicaid  During testimony on Capitol Hill on June 15, 2005, on behalf of the National Governors Association (NGA), NGA Chairman Virginia Governor Mark Warner and NGA Vice Chairman Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee released a preliminary policy paper outlining the association's recommendations for comprehensive Medicaid reform. The health care recommendations outlined in the paper are organized around four specific objectives: Reforming Medicaid Enhancing Quality and Reducing Costs in the Overall Health Care System Strengthening Employer-Based and Other Forms of Private Health Care Coverage Slowing the Growth of Medicaid Long . . .