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New York Plan Could Set National Trend

Published on Thu Mar 17, 2005

State passes very fashionable Medicaid proposal.

An influential Medicaid reform plan in the Empire State could provide the blueprint for inevitable program changes in all 50 states.

The Department of Health And Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt has given the government's stamp of approval on a Medicaid reform proposal outlined by New York Governor George Pataki.

"I look forward to working with more governors and congressional leaders as we continue to find ways to strengthen health care," Leavitt said in a March 16 press release. New York's Federal-State Health Reform Partnership (F-SHRP) will supposedly reinvest $1.5 billion of federal fund savings achieved under the state's section 1115 waiver. New York has the largest Medicaid budget in the country. The proposed reform model includes several key policy changes, including: a shift toward community-based settings; reduction of excess capacity in the acute care system; and more investment in health IT, including e-prescribing, electronic medical records and regional health information organizations.
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