<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - Medicaid</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/health/healthcare/medicaid?nav=rss_health/healthcare/medicaid</link><description>News  (www.washingtonpost.com)</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[Md. House Votes to Expand Health Coverage (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46365-2004Apr2.html?nav=rss_health/healthcare/medicaid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46365-2004Apr2.html?nav=rss_health/healthcare/medicaid</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2004 19:35:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Lawmakers approve a $154 million plan to enlarge the network of health centers and to increase Medicaid eligibility for poor adults. By Lori Montgomery.]]></description><author>By Lori Montgomery</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicaid Takes an Increasing Toll (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24720-2004Mar2.html?nav=rss_health/healthcare/medicaid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24720-2004Mar2.html?nav=rss_health/healthcare/medicaid</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2004 19:35:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As some Virginia lawmakers make their case that the commonwealth needs more money to fund basic services, they often start with the state share of Medicaid costs, which continue to increase every year. By Chris L. Jenkins.]]></description><author>By Chris L. Jenkins</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medicaid Plan Gives States More Say (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8546-2003Jan31.html?nav=rss_health/healthcare/medicaid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8546-2003Jan31.html?nav=rss_health/healthcare/medicaid</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2004 19:35:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Bush administration Friday put forward a plan to revamp the nation's largest public health insurance program, offering states vast new power to dictate what medical services are provided. By Amy Goldstein.]]></description><author>By Amy Goldstein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Va. Audit Decries Loss Of Child Health Funds (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28434-2001Dec11.html?nav=rss_health/healthcare/medicaid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28434-2001Dec11.html?nav=rss_health/healthcare/medicaid</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2004 19:35:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Despite growing numbers of uninsured children, Virginia has failed to spend its allotments of federal funds for children's health insurance in the last three years. By William Branigin.]]></description><author>By William Branigin</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Va. Tries Medicaid Maneuver (www.washingtonpost.com)]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32720-2001Nov2.html?nav=rss_health/healthcare/medicaid</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32720-2001Nov2.html?nav=rss_health/healthcare/medicaid</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2004 19:35:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A soon-to-be-illegal accounting move would divert nearly $260 million from the Medicaid program to offset plummeting state revenue. By Lisa Rein.]]></description><author>By Lisa Rein</author></item></channel></rss>