Challenges facing the Medicaid program in the 21st century: hearing before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Eighth Congress, first session, October 8, 2003 |
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Page 208 - Secretary, are reasonable and adequate to meet the costs which must be incurred by efficiently and economically operated facilities in order to provide care and services in conformity with applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and quality and safety standards...
Page 24 - Federal level, we have developed a close collaboration with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General.
Page 72 - ... care assistance - the poorest, oldest, frailest, and most disabled of our population. The high cost of caring for this population is reflective of their serious health problems, not excessive spending by the program. Program costs grow in response to downturns in the economy, rising health care costs, the needs of an aging population, and emerging public health crises and emergencies. Efforts at reform should be directed at finding ways to support and maintain the coverage the program offers...
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Page 20 - Act (OBRA) of 1987 • government agencies such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (formerly the Health Care Financing Administration) • accrediting agencies such as the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).
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Page 20 - Medicaid is a partnership between the Federal government and the states. While the Federal government provides financial matching payments to the states, each state essentially designs and runs its own program within the Federal structure and each state is responsible for overseeing its Medicaid program.
Page 69 - Vice President of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Executive Director of the Kaiser Commission on the Future of Medicaid.
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Page 69 - DIANE ROWLAND, Executive Vice President, The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Executive Director, The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured...