March of Dimes Commends House Action On Medicaid Regulations

Washington, D.C., April 22, 2008 – Dr. Marina L. Weiss, senior vice president of public policy and government affairs for the March of Dimes, issued the following statement:
“The March of Dimes Foundation applauds the expected bipartisan House passage of the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 (H.R. 5613).  This legislation will protect federal reimbursement for Targeted Case Management (TCM) services, which play a key role in providing access to healthcare for high risk pregnant women and infants and children with complex medical needs.
“This bill provides for a one year moratorium on the rule promulgated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).  This is a critical action that will prevent the harmful impact of eliminating TCM services for some of the most medically compromised Medicaid beneficiaries, including women with problem pregnancies and infants and children with special healthcare needs while enabling Congress, CMS and other key stakeholders determine a more appropriate policy on TCM.”