HHS Secretary Proposes Deal on Two Medicaid Regulations
On Tuesday, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt said the Bush administration would accept a deal that would postpone for a few months two Medicaid regulations -- intergovernmental transfers to public hospitals and graduate medical education funding -- while allowing the remaining five regulations to go into effect. Last week, the House overwhelmingly passed a bill to postpone all seven rules for one year, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has fast-tracked the bill in the Senate.
- "Leavitt Suggest Interim Deal on Medicaid Rules Possible" (Johnson, CongressDaily, 4/29).