Health Reform Law Creates New Opportunities for States to Save Medicaid Dollars
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Summary
Health care reform offers opportunities for cash-strapped Medicaid programs to save money and get extra federal dollars. Amid the budget shortfalls that most states are experiencing, state policymakers should carefully consider the new opportunities presented by health care reform and direct their resources to those that will both improve health outcomes and services and realize cost savings or efficiencies.
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Acute Care Medicaid; Health Home Option; Incentive in Medicaid to Prevent Chronic; Cost Share; Family Planning Option; Medicaid Program Integrity Initiatives; Long-Term Services and Supports; State Balancing Incentive Payments Program;
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