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February
4, 2008 |
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Counties
testify on targeted case management cuts Counties,
AMC, the Department of Human Services (DHS), and community providers
testified Thursday, January 31, at a hearing held by the House Health and
Human Services Policy Committee, chaired by Representative Paul Thissen,
about how changes to federal Medicaid rules will affect county services
for children and other vulnerable individuals. The
state is faced with the impending loss of over $60 million in federal
money to coordinate care for children at risk of abuse or neglect.
In addition, the interim final rules from the Center for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS) may also disallow services to elderly and
disabled, according to DHS. The 2007 state legislature appropriated
$32.7 in one-time funding to offset these reductions. This funding
was released to counties last week, but these dollars will fall
substantially short of the amount needed to offset the federal
reductions. ·
Read a more detailed
summary of the hearing from the Star Tribune
(2/1/08). Senator
Norm Coleman (joined by Sen. Amy Klobuchar and others) introduced federal
legislation to delay the implementation of these rules. Without
changes to the rule or law, the final rules will take effect on March 3,
2008. Information on this legislation is available on the HOT TOPICS section of the
AMC website. Many
thanks to Dan Engstrom ( For
more information, please contact Patricia Coldwell, AMC Health &
Human Services Policy Analyst. *ADMINISTRATORS
/AUDITORS: Please share a hard copy of all AMC UPDATE emails with
any county board members who do not have email. **If
you do not wish to receive these emails in the future, please reply to
this message with the word ‘REMOVE’ in the subject line. |
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Paul, MN 55103-2108 Phone:
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