Medicaid’s rule changes are drawing fire
November 12th, 2007 Posted by: Dr. Dobson
Washington — Six proposed administrative changes to federal Medicaid funding are overdue steps to halt inappropriate federal spending, according to one side of a developing debate. They’re unwarranted cuts to much-needed care, the other side argues.
The Medicaid rules, issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, would reduce federal Medicaid spending by at least $11 billion (0.9%) over five years. They are CMS’ attempt to ensure that it’s paying for medically necessary services and that those services have a legally defined federal matching fund requirement, said Dennis Smith, director of the agency’s Center for Medicaid and State Operations.
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