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Deficit Reduction Act Teleconference Archive
06/28/2006 | Requests *Summary
Review the archives from the June 28, 2006 Deficit Reduction Act teleconference with Kathy Rama and Donna Schmidt of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The call includes discussion of section 1937 and the option of states to amend their state plan to provide alternative benefit packages to beneficiaries, without regard to comparability, statewideness, freedom of choice or other traditional Medicaid requirements.
Author
Schmidt, Donna; Rama, Kathy
Available Files
- Audio Real Media (2,699K)
- Transcript Word (54K, 10 pages)
Keywords
Medicaid; benchmark plans; Section 6044; Section 1937; benchmark provisions; freedom of choice
Topic
Deficit Reduction Act (DRA)
Type/Tool
Archived conference materials / Presentations, Training materials
Source
ILRU
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
07/03/2006
Contact
Sharon Finney
sfinney@bcm.tmc.edu
sfinney@bcm.tmc.edu
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