CBO Chief Says Increasing Federal Medicaid Funding Could Help Stimulate U.S. Economy, Impact Would Vary By State

Congressional Budget Office Director Peter Orszag on Tuesday during a Senate Finance Committee hearing said temporarily increasing the federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid likely would help stimulate the economy, but the impact would vary by state, CQ HealthBeat reports.

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Filed under: Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare on January 29th, 2008