Federal Medicaid Reform

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Medicaid: A Timeline of Key Developments, Kaiser Family Foundation

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Medicaid Reform - Federal

• CBPP: Improving Medicaid as Part of Building on the Current System to Achieve Universal Coverage (February 24, 2009)
• CMS Final Rule Allowing States to Create Alternative Benefit Packages for Certain Medicaid Populations, Implementing Provisions of the DRA (December 3, 2008)

• Senator Baucus Releases Sweeping Health Care Reform Proposal – Call to Action: Health Reform 2009 (November 12, 2008)

  • Text of Call to Action: Health Reform 2009
  • Executive Summary of Call to Action: Health Reform 2009
• Letter from Chairman Dingell to President-Elect Obama on Need for Healthcare Reform (November 10, 2008)
• Letter from Senator Baucus to President-Elect Obama on Health Care Reform (November 6, 2008)
• NGA, NCSL and Other Government Groups Send October 27th Letter Urging Congressional Medicaid Assistance (October 31, 2008)
• CRS: Medicaid and SCHIP Section 1115 Research and Demonstration Waivers (September 18, 2008)

• Baucus, Rockefeller Letter to HHS on 1115 Medicaid Waivers (August 27, 2008)

• Senate Letter to HHS Calling for Public Input on All Waivers (June 20, 2008)

• House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Hearing: Medicaid’s Critical Role for Americans with Disabilities January 16th 10:00 a.m.

  • Energy and Health Chair Committee to People with Disabilities Highlights HR 1279 (January 18, 2008)

• President Bush Signs Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (December 29, 2007)

  • Contains Six Month Rehab/Hab Moratorium

• President Bush Signs FY 2008 Omnibus Budget (December 26, 2007)