Editorial: State shouldn’t interfere in care of kids with disabilities
June 20th, 2008In an editorial in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Maureen Downey praises a U.S. District Court decision that prohibits the state of Georgia from overruling doctors in determining the care children receive under Medicaid. The state has consistently created barriers that needlessly stress parents and prohibit kids from getting the care they need. Doctors should stand up for the right of children to receive the services they’re entitled to get, she says.
Medicaid is a joint federal-state matching program that pays for medical assistance for children from low-income families and those with disabilities.
Earlier post here.
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