CMS releases preliminary information on president's Medicaid proposals

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Wed Feb 9 21:22:41 PST 2005


CMS releases preliminary information on president's Medicaid proposals

Source: AHA News Now
Date: February 4, 2005


Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mark McClellan today
released "preliminary information" on Medicaid proposals that will be included
in the president's fiscal year 2006 budget proposal. CMS said new spending and
reductions from the president's "program integrity" proposals together would
save the federal budget an estimated $45 billion over 10 years. The agency said
proposed new spending would include $125.7 billion over 10 years to expand
health coverage through tax credits, purchasing pools, Health Savings Accounts
and community health centers; and $16.5 billion over 10 years for Medicaid and
State Children's Health Insurance coverage initiatives. The "program integrity"
proposals are expected to reduce federal spending for intergovernmental
transfers and other payments by $60 billion over 10 years, CMS said. The
president also proposes to give states more flexibility to increase coverage
for the same federal dollars by providing flexibility in acute care coverage
for optional families and children, long-term care services for the elderly and
disabled, and new options for the funding of uncompensated care to support more
coordinated approaches to care and coverage for the uninsured, CMS said.


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Cyrus Shahpar & Brian Potts 
Managing Editors, CAL/AAEM News Service 
UC-Irvine



		
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