February 02, 2005

Squeezing Medicaid

Robert Pear in today's New York Times provides a preview of what the federal government may do with Medicaid. In the words of new Health & Human Services secretary Michael O. Leavitt, "Medicaid must not become an inheritance protection plan."

As emphasized on this site earlier, journalists should be following the fed action, and the states' response to it on management of Medicaid.

Posted by schwitz at February 2, 2005 09:54 AM
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