2013
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Happy 2013! Express Lane and Family Health Information Centers Ring in the New Year
We are confident that Say Ahhh! readers received dozens of smartphone alerts and emails the past few days with minute-by-minute updates on the fiscal cliff deal making. Yet those alerts missed some important Medicaid- and CHIP-related provisions that rose to the top of our “Breaking News” list: Express Lane Eligibility option extended until September 30,…
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NASBO Report Leads to Confusion on State Medicaid Spending
By Tara Mancini The Fall 2012 State Fiscal Survey of States prepared by the National Association of State Budget Officers and the National Governors Association echoes the message that we have heard since the end of the recession; state budgets are rebounding slowly, but remain fragile. The report contains lots of useful information and is…