Medicaid and SCHIP: The President's FY2006 Budget Proposals (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised June 9, 2005 |
| Report Number |
RL32771 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
April Grady, Jean Hearne, Elicia Herz, Christine Scott, Julie Stone-Axelrad, and Karen Tritz, Domestic Social Policy Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The President's FY2006 budget contains a number of proposals that wouldimpact the Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance (SCHIP) program. Whilesome proposals are expansions of the current Medicaid program, others are designedto reduce current or future federal spending for the program.The Medicaid related proposals, as detailed by the Department of Health andHuman Services (HHS), are contained within four broad categories: (1) Medicaidand SCHIP modernization; (2) New Freedom Initiative proposals; (3) other Medicaidlegislative proposals; and (4) other legislative proposals with a Medicaid impact. Inaddition to these four categories for Medicaid related proposals, the re-authorizationof SCHIP will have an impact on Medicaid.
