Saturday, July 03, 2010
Medicaid Changes
KENTUCKY...
The Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services is implementing changes that will save some $87 million in state and federal funds with minimal effects on recipients and providers. The move also is intended to curb waste, fraud and abuse of the program that provides medical care to the poor and disabled. Among the changes, Medicaid will reimburse for prescriptions only when they're written by approved physicians to ensure that the state isn't paying for drugs that may be abused or sold on the streets. The changes will enhance the integrity of the program. Another would allow Medicaid to pay only for generic over-the-counter drugs -- not name brand products.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 4:11 AM 
