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AHCA Praises NGA for Support of Medicaid Relief |
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AHCA
Praises NGA for Support of Medicaid Relief
The American Health Care Association praised the National Governors’
Association (NGA) for its bipartisan letter urging Congress to increase for at
least a two-year period a formula that determines matching payments to state
Medicaid programs. “We commend the NGA for recognizing the fact seniors’
Medicaid care and services are threatened by national and state economic
downturns, and urging the bipartisan leadership of Congress to make protecting
America’s oldest, most vulnerable seniors the priority it deserves to be,”
stated Bruce Yarwood, AHCA President and CEO Funding for FMAP (the Federal
Medical Assistance Percentage) is a particularly effective countercyclical tool
because it immediately allows Governors to eliminate planned budget cuts
required to meet balanced budget requirements and continue services for those
with the greatest need,” NGA Co-Chairs Ed Rendell (D-PA) and James Douglas
(R-VT) wrote in their letter to the congressional leadership. For additional
information, please go to AHCA
Praises NGA.
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