title: The fix is in for Medicaid. With dollars 10 billion in Medicaid spending reductions approved by Congress, the next battle is over forming the commission.
abstract: It could have been worse. But then it could have been better. That was how healthcare providers assessed the Medicaid funding approved by Congress last week as part of the fiscal 2006 budget. Cuts in projected spending totaled dollars 10 billion over four years. "We fought against there being any cuts, but we think these are somewhat palatable," says the American Hospital Association's Tom Nickels, left.
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Loos
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006292:Health Priorities / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011050:Policy Making; D011057:Politics; D014481:United States