AcademyHealth Stateside - July 2005  (Plain Text Version)

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In this issue:
 “Moving Beyond Planning” – SCI’s Summer Workshop for State Officials
 New Study Examines the Effects of Potential Federal Coverage Strategies
 Massachusetts Governor Proposes Major Health Care Reform
 Vermont Governor Vetoes Health Care Bill
 GAO Releases Report on Medicaid Financing Practices
 Medicaid Advisory Commission Members Named
 State Health Research and Policy Interest Group Meeting
 State Challenges Highlighted at AcademyHealth’s Annual Research Meeting
 HCFO Program Releases New Brief on Health Savings Accounts
 Reports of Interest

Medicaid Advisory Commission Members Named

HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced the appointment of 13 voting members and 15 non-voting members of the Medicaid Advisory Commission on July 8. Former Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist (R) was named as chair and former Maine Governor Angus King (I) is the vice-chair.

The Commission must recommend ways to cut $10 billion from Medicaid over five years (by September 1, 2005), and propose long-term solutions to address the program’s escalating costs (by December 31, 2006).

Two voting-member appointments are being held open for current governors so that they may join after September 1, 2005, when the Commission focuses on its long-term agenda. For more information, see the announcement.