Laura
10-23-2007, 10:40 PM
CMS Moves to Pull Services for People with Mental Illness, Others
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reports that in August, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) issued a proposed regulation that would eliminate federal funding through Medicaid for states to provide community-based and school-based rehabilitative services intended to enable individuals with disabilities to improve their mental and physical well-being outside of an institutional setting.
The National Governor's Association (NGA) recently called on CMS to withdraw the proposed regulation, calling it a significant departure from states' authority to provide health-related services to Medicaid beneficiaries.
http://www.cbpp.org/9-25-07health.htm
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reports that in August, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) issued a proposed regulation that would eliminate federal funding through Medicaid for states to provide community-based and school-based rehabilitative services intended to enable individuals with disabilities to improve their mental and physical well-being outside of an institutional setting.
The National Governor's Association (NGA) recently called on CMS to withdraw the proposed regulation, calling it a significant departure from states' authority to provide health-related services to Medicaid beneficiaries.
http://www.cbpp.org/9-25-07health.htm