Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Bracing for Cuts in Medicaid Health Services

Unfortunately, this may be a preview of what we can expect in the new year across the country. It is going to be rough going for a lot of folks.

SPOKANE, Wash. -- As January approaches panic is setting in for people who living with low incomes or are disabled and will have to live without several health services currently provided under Medicaid.
The shuttering of health services under Medicaid comes as part of the ongoing budget balancing act in Olympia that has shaved $80 million out of the state’s $4.6 billion budget shortfall.

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