Cutting Medicaid

Nearly half the states have made reductions so far for the current fiscal year in Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program that covers 50 million poor and disabled Americans. Here are the states and the kinds of cuts they have made:

SOURCE: Families USA tracking as of Dec. 16 | By Pam Tobey - The Washington Post - December 26, 2008

This Story States Cut Medicaid Coverage Further Article \| States from Rhode Island to California are being forced to curtail Medicaid, the government health insurance program for the poor, as they struggle to cope with the deteriorating economy. Cutting Medicaid		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Families USA tracking as of Dec. 16 \| By Pam Tobey - The Washington Post - December 26, 2008 ¬es=Nearly half the states have made reductions so far for the current fiscal year in Medicaid, the state-federal health insurance program that covers 50 million poor and disabled Americans. Here are the states and the kinds of cuts they have made:" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Families USA tracking as of Dec. 16 \| By Pam Tobey - The Washington Post - December 26, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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