Newsletter Articles | March 31, 2006
Medicaid Changes Cause for Concern Now & Later: Policy Leadership Needed to End Funding Fragmentation
OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst
Cover Story
The country is on the brink of making some momentous changes to Medicaid. Unfortunately, we appear to be likely to make clear and simple changes to Medicaid that, in the words of H.L. Mencken, are also likely to be wrong - in both the long-term and the short-term.
In February, the U.S. Congress passed a $39.7 billion budget reconciliation bill that will reduce Medicaid spending by $5 billion over the next five years . . .