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07-07-2003, 09:13 PM
Under the Medicaid Act, HHS can exempt States from certain regulatory requirements if the States can demonstrate that a comparable degree of service can be rendered.
GAO examined a number of exemptions issued by HHS and concluded:
"The accounting office examined 15 of the largest waivers, covering services to 266,700 elderly people in 15 states and found problems with the quality of care in 11 of the programs. In many cases, Medicaid beneficiaries simply did not receive the services they were supposed to receive. "
Click here for press article:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=68&ncid=68&e=1&u=/nyt/20030707/ts_nyt/reportcriticizesfederaloversightofstatemedicaid
GAO examined a number of exemptions issued by HHS and concluded:
"The accounting office examined 15 of the largest waivers, covering services to 266,700 elderly people in 15 states and found problems with the quality of care in 11 of the programs. In many cases, Medicaid beneficiaries simply did not receive the services they were supposed to receive. "
Click here for press article:
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=68&ncid=68&e=1&u=/nyt/20030707/ts_nyt/reportcriticizesfederaloversightofstatemedicaid