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Article: LegalEase: State Medicaid programs target home care.(Conference notes)
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- Hospital Home Health
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- May 1, 2002
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LegalEase: State Medicaid programs target home care
By Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq.
Burtonsville, MD
State Medicaid Programs have increasing concerns about the fiscal burden of caring for elderly and chronically ill patients. These concerns were certainly enhanced by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA). The New York Times reported Feb. 2, 2002, that at a recent conference of governors, participants pleaded with the federal government for financial help with ever-increasing spending for Medicaid programs.
It now appears that state Medicaid programs may try to reduce reimbursement for home care services and/or recoup past payments in ...