Most Of Medicare And Medicaid Savings In Bush's FY 2008 Budget Proposal Come From Reducing Growth In Medicare Provider Payments

... The "lion's share" of the Medicare and Medicaid savings over five years proposed in President Bush's fiscal year 2008 budget proposal comes from limits on annual inflation adjustments for reimbursements to hospitals, nursing homes and other health care providers for Medicare, amounting to $39.5 billion, CQ HealthBeat reports (Reichard [1], CQ HealthBeat, 2/5). [click link for full article] ...