"We are writing
to express our opposition to any Medicaid reform proposal that seeks to impose a cap on
federal Medicaid spending in any form or eliminates the fundamental guarantee to Medicaid
coverage for our nation's most vulnerable citizens, including low-income children,
parents, pregnant women, people with disabilities, and senior citizens."
48
Democratic Senators, 6/10/03 Letter to President Bush
in opposition to Medicaid block grants (pdf)
"Working
together, I am confident we can develop a bipartisan state fiscal relief package and a
host of other reforms, including a structurally sound and meaningful Medicare prescription
drug benefit."
Senator
Tom Daschle, 2/21/2003 Letter to President
Bush (pdf)
"The undersigned
organizations urge you, as members of the National Governors Association Medicaid Reform
Task Force, to protect and strengthen the Medicaid program when considering reform
proposals."
May 12, 2003, letter to the NGA Medicaid
Reform Task Force from many organizations
"National Health
Associations Praise House Energy and Commerce Committee for Beginning Medicaid Reform
Debate"
American
Health Care Association, March 12, 2003 News Release
(pdf)
"Medicaid Reform
Issues for Governors to Consider"
Center
on Budget and Policy Priorities 2/20/2003 Fact Sheet;
2/25/03 Report "The Medicare-Medicaid Link...";
and 2/12/03 report "The Bush Administration's
Medicaid Proposal Would Shift Risks and Costs to States" (pdf)
"White House
Wages Budget War Against Poor Children"
Children's
Defense Fund, 2/3/03 Press Release and
report "Radical Administration Medicaid Proposal
Threatens Nearly 40 Years of Health Care Progress For Low-income Children" (pdf)
"Bush
Administration's Medicaid Proposal Decimates Services for People with Disabilities"
Consortium
for Citizens with Disabilities, 3/12/2003 Letter
(pdf)
"...Recent cuts
in the Florida Medicaid program give a painful preview of the human suffering which will
ensue if the program is restructured to give states even more flexibility to reduce income
eligibility standards and cap enrollment."
Florida
Health Groups, 2/4/03, Letter (pdf)
"Bush Medicaid
Plan Spells Bad News For People Living With HIV/AIDS"
Gay
Men's Health Crisis, 2/4/2003 News Release
(pdf)
"Medicaid Matters
to People with AIDS"
Several
AIDS action groups, 3/7/03 Letter
to State Governors (pdf)
"The Bush
Administration's Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program Proposal, by Cindy
Mann"
Georgetown
University Institute for Health Care Research and Policy, 2/10/2003 Report (pdf)
"Leading Aging
Organization Says Proposed Budget Falls Short"
Leadership
Council of Aging Organizations 2/13/03 Release
"Health care
costs for metropolitan counties rise dramatically: Survey shows increases of over $5
million for some counties"
National
Association of Counties, 2/5/2003 News Release
and report "Revisiting Uncompensated Health Care
Expenses A Report" (pdf)
"Seniors,
Disabled Face Loss of Services As Medicaid Budgets Cut; Financial Aid to States Needed to
Keep Medicaid Safety Net Strong"
National
Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, 2/6/2003 Press
Release (see also 2/6/2003 Letter
to Congressman John D. Dingell) (pdf)
"The
Administration's Proposal For Medicaid: Block Grants Revisited"
National
Health Law Program Analysis (pdf)
"With so many
citizens depending on Medicaid for critical health services, Congress must take quick
action to shore up the program and protect our most vulnerable populations' access to
care."
Premier,
2/5/2003 Letter (pdf)
"States need
immediate help to ensure that their Medicaid residents receive appropriate health
services"
America's
Hospitals and Health Systems, 2/25/03 Letter to Congress (pdf)
