Posted on February 5, 2009 14:34
Topics: Medicaid
Post Type: news
A new rule implementing the 2006 Deficit
Reduction Act allows states to impose
premiums and higher co-payments for hospital care, prescriptions, and doctors’
services for those over the Federal Poverty Limit (those on TANF and SSI are
exempt from the changes). The rule allows a sliding scale based on income
requirements (up to a total of 5 percent of a family's income). It also allows
for states to deny services to those who don’t pay the required premiums and
co-payments. This may generate over a billion dollars in new revenue, though
some worry that low-income individuals may forgo or delay services due to
increased costs.
The
rule is available at: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/
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