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Tag: Medicaid
Health & Wellness
CUTTING DOWN ON WASTE AND ABUSE
Today, the White House is set to announce an initiative to cut down on Medicare and Medicaid abuse. President Obama will deliver remarks on health insurance reform in St. Charles, Mo., and will discuss new efforts to get back taxpayer dollars through the use of payment recapture audits. White House officials say that expanded use of payment recapture audits "could return at least $2 billion in taxpayer money over the next three years — double the current amount of projected recovered costs.” [Politico]
Posted 1:28 PM | Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 | Permalink
Health & Wellness
Slashing Health Benefits
Even as more people are falling on hard times or losing their health insurance, the New York Times reports nearly every state is considering cuts to their Medicaid programs. For example, Gov. Jim Gibbons of Nevada has proposed getting rid of Medicaid coverage of eyeglasses, hearing aids and dentures, while cutting the number of adult diapers allowed to incontinent adults in half to save money. [NYT]
Posted 10:47 PM | Thursday, February 18th, 2010 | Permalink
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