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An Electronic Briefing Book
Tab 14
Medicaid Program Design Options: Waivers and the Deficit Reduction Act
[Speakers]
Evelyne Baumrucker, Analyst in Social Legislation, Health Insurance and Financing Section, Congressional Research Service
"Medicaid Program Design Options: Waivers and the Deficit Reduction Act" (PDF of PowerPoint Presentation)
Chuck Milligan, JD, Executive Director, Center for Health Program Development and Management, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
"Medicaid Program Design Options: Waivers and the Deficit Reduction Act (with help from the ONION)" (PDF of PowerPoint Presentation)
Kathryn Allen, Director, Health Care, Government Accountability Office
[Session Chairs]
Bridgett Taylor, Chief Health Finance Advisor (D), House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Rodney Whitlock, PhD, Health Policy Advisor (R), Senate Committee on Finance
[Briefing Materials]
- "Shaping Public Programs Through Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Waivers: The Fundamentals"
Cynthia Shirk, National Health Policy Forum, Background Paper, September 15, 2003; available at www.nhpf.org/pdfs_bp/BP_Waivers_9-03.pdf
- "Medicaid Waivers: HHS Approvals of Pharmacy Plus Demonstrations Continue to Raise Cost and Oversight Concerns" (GAO-04-480)
Government Accountability Office (GAO), June 2004; available at www.gao.gov/new.items/d04480.pdf
- "Medicaid and SCHIP: Recent HHS Approvals of Demonstration Waiver Projects Raise Concerns" (GAO-02-817)
GAO, July 2002; available at www.gao.gov/new.items/d02817.pdf
- "SCHIP: HHS Continues to Approve Waivers That Are Inconsistent with Program Goals" (GAO-04-166R)
GAO, January 5, 2004; available at www.gao.gov/new.items/d04166r.pdf
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