Medicaid Waivers: HHS Approvals of Pharmacy Plus Demonstrations Continue to Raise Cost and Oversight Concerns

Topics:
Healthcare Services,
Pharmeceuticals
Tags:
Demonstration,
General Accounting Office,
Healthcare,
Medicaid,
U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services
Source:
U.S. General Accounting Office

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Overview: The paper provides information on a new Medicaid section 1115 demonstration initiative called Pharmacy Plus, intended to allow states to cover prescription drugs for seniors not otherwise eligible for Medicaid. It reviews the approval status of state proposals, extent to which HHS ensured that demonstrations are budget neutral, basis for savings assumptions, and federal and state steps to evaluate and monitor the demonstrations.

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Format: PDF | Size: 1,526KB | Date: Jun 2004 | Pages: 81

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