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S.C. bid to expand kids' coverage runs afoul of federal rules

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South Carolina Gov David Beasley unveiled a plan on Feb 14, 1997, to insure 50,000 more children under the state's Medicaid program. The plan asks hospitals and physicians to put up money for the program and then receive a state match. Already four hospitals have offered $3 million annually. After the funds are matched and multiplied, they would represent more than $20 million in new funds for Medicaid. Some observers contend that the arrangement might violate federal Medicaid policy.

Care and treatment, Laws, regulations and rules, Finance, Children, Pediatrics, South Carolina, Beasley, David

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N.Y. fighting for Medicaid waiver approval

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New York State officials are trying to speed up the process of moving the nation's largest Medicaid program, which is budgeting at $24 million per year, into mandatory managed care. However, the Health Care Financing Administration wants to be assured that the state's managed care infrastructure is sound enough to accommodate the program before it approves the move. New York state officials believe that the government agency is unnecessarily delaying the process.

Health Programs-State, Management, Planning, Economic policy, New York, Managed care plans (Medical care), Health policy, United States. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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Dramatic slowdown in last year's Medicaid spending

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Federal Medicaid spending rose only 3% in FY 1996 compared with double digit increases in the early 1990s. The decrease is attributed to lower medical inflation, fewer Medicaid recipients, state welfare reforms and a better US economy. New Medicaid managed care programs are not credited. Medicaid spending increases could reach 7% in FY 1997.

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