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Democrats Split on Medicaid Changes
The National Governors Association, whose membership includes both Republican and Democratic governors, sent a lette...
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Many Poor Will Lose Medicaid Under Budget Bill, Report Predicts
Hundreds of thousands of Medicaid recipients could lose or be denied coverage under the budget bill scheduled to be ...
Read moreCongress Passes Bill Containing Punitive New Medicaid Transfer Rules
By a vote of 216-214, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed budget legislation that will impose punitive new ...
Read moreIt's Official: Draconian New Medicaid Transfer Rules Enacted
President Bush today (February 8, 2006)...
Read moreElder Law Attorney Sues Over New 'Law' Affecting Medicaid Transfers
An Alabama elder law attorney has filed suit in federal district court challenging the constitutionality of the Defi...
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Democrats Reviewing Options in Standoff on 'Law' Restricting Medicaid Transfers
Democrats in the House of Representatives are continuing their effort to have the two differing versions of the Defi...
Read moreNew Reports Suggest Asset Transfer Changes Won't Ease Pressure on Medicaid LTC Services
The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) makes it much harder for individuals to qualify for Medicaid nursing home be...
Read moreBush May Have Known of Constitutional Problems With Medicaid Transfer Bill
In a letter to the White House, Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-CA) has requested a response to information that the Speaker...
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