Medicaid to Devour Budgets

Salt Lake City

At the National Conference of State Legislatures' summer meeting, Maryland Health Department Secretary Nelson Sabatini told state legislators that unless some reforms are made, paying for Medicaid — with costs expected to reach $600 billion over the next decade — will leave little money for other state objectives, BNA reported.

Sabatini said that bringing payments for dual eligibles, or individuals covered by both Medicare and Medicaid, together under a joint capitated program could relieve some problems facing the federal-state program.