Government
House lawmakers introduce bill to boost Medicaid
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Feb. 25, 2008
A bipartisan group of four congressmen has introduced legislation that would increase federal Medicaid funding by 3% for five quarters. States would qualify if they maintained their Medicaid eligibility levels. The measure's cost had not been estimated as of press time, said a spokesman for Rep. Frank Pallone (D, N.J.), the bill's sponsor.
House and Senate leaders did not include a temporary increase to federal Medicaid funding in their recently adopted $152 billion economic stimulus package, which President Bush is expected to sign. Still, Pallone said he was optimistic that the Medicaid bill would advance.
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