OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News President George W. Bush announced on August 4, 2001, a fundamental change to the federal- state Medicaid program, designed to reduce the number of uninsured Americans without increasing the cost of the program. The plan announced by Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson would allow states to trim some optional benefits and use the savings to expand the number of people with health insurance. Rob Sweezy, Press Officer for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said . . .

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News President George W. Bush announced on August 4, 2001, a fundamental change to the federal- state Medicaid program, designed to reduce the number of uninsured Americans without increasing the cost of the program. The plan announced by Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson would allow states to trim some optional benefits and use the savings to expand the number of people with health insurance. Rob Sweezy, Press Officer for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said . . .