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HHS: Obamacare will hike state Medicaid costs

By Philip Klein
Published August 12, 2011 4:00am ET
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HHS: Obamacare will hike state Medicaid costs
Buried in a web of new rules issued on Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services acknowledged that the national health care law’s definition of Medicaid elgibility would impose higher costs on states. “The Administration is concerned and is exploring options to address it,” according to HHS. The problem arises because not only will […]

Buried in a web of new rules issued on Friday, the Department of Health and Human Services acknowledged that the national health care law’s definition of Medicaid elgibility would impose higher costs on states.

“The Administration is concerned and is exploring options to address it,” according to HHS.

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