The Washington Post today reports that after winning greater freedom from federal Medicaid rules, states are moving aggressively to transform the nation’s largest public health insurance program, adding fees, restricting benefits and creating incentives for patients to take responsibility for their health.
The changes are just beginning in several states that are being watched closely by governors nationwide. Those changes are reshaping Medicaid, which covers 55 million poor and disabled Americans, so that the program more closely resembles private insurance, rather than a social welfare system run with a strong, central government hand.
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