Medicaid revisited--Skirmishes over a vast public enterprise
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The new medicaed policies signed into law on February 8, 2006, as part of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 are described. This act permits states to impose more cost-sharing on beneficiaries, reduce benefits, and deny nursing home benefits to persons with substantial equity in their homes.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2007
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The fate of SCHIP-surrogate marker for health care ideology?
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The issues related to the reauthorization of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) are reviewed.
Publication Name: The New England Journal of Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0028-4793
Year: 2007
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