States To Build More Efficient, High Quality Medicaid Systems
By Armen Hareyan G+ Oct 6 2007 - 8:09am
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Sixteen states and Puerto Rico have just been awarded nearly $52 million to fund research and design in new ways to improve Medicaid efficiency, economy and quality of care, Secretary Mike Leavitt announced.
States will use the funds to implement innovative systems to get more value out of the money they spend providing health care to their low-income elderly, children and disabled citizens.
Congress approved a total of $150 million for these Medicaid
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