Outpatient Medicaid Services Reduced Under New Rule
In a notice published Friday in the Federal Register, the Bush administration narrowed the scope of outpatient services covered under Medicaid. Public hospitals and state officials criticized the new rule, which conflicts with efforts by Congressional lawmakers and governors to boost federal Medicaid aid to states as part of a new economic action plan.
- "New U.S. Rule Pares Outpatient Medicaid Services" (Pear, New York Times, 11/8).