Government
HHS commission to study Medicaid
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted June 6, 2005
Dept. of Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt has established a Medicaid reform commission tasked with producing two reports. The first, due Sept. 1, will provide the department with recommendations on how to achieve $10 billion in program savings over the next five years, as dictated by the current budget proposal moving through Congress. The second report, due Dec. 31, 2006, would offer suggestions on how to provide coverage for more individuals while containing cost growth.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2005/06/06/gvbf0606.htm.