tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2003 Issue 20

Budget: HELP FOR STATES, RURAL AREAS IN SENATE BILL

The tax bill passed by the Senate May 15 includes $20 billion in fiscal relief for state and local governments, including $10 billion earmarked for Medicaid. The measure would also raise Medicare reimbursements for rural states. The Senate approved the $350 billion package 51-49, and the measure must now be reconciled with the $550 billion House version, which does not contain the state aid or rural reimbursement provisions. Senators voted 95 to 3 in favor of an amendment by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), funnelling $10 billion to state Medicaid programs in the form of a temporary increase in the...

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