Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Texas Medicaid Officials Again Propose Pay Cuts For Disabled Children's Therapists
The Texas Medicaid program, under pressure from lawmakers, is again proposing significant cuts in pay for therapists who treat more than a quarter-million disabled children and elderly Texans...Pay cuts for certain services would be nearly 26 percent, said Rachel Hammon, the [Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice] executive director. (Garrett, 6/3)
Newly approved state oversight of Iowa's privatized Medicaid program will make it one the most transparent in the country, according to Gov. Terry Branstad, but some health advocates remain skeptical as state officials begin determining plans for organizing and delivering some information required under the oversight. (Rodriguez, 6/5)
