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		<title>Just When Alaska Medicaid Thought it was Safe&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/state-medicaid-programs/alaska-medicaid/just-when-alaska-thought-it-was-safe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alaska Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid enrollment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid moratorium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid non-compliance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just as congress is trying to pass legislation which will give Medicaid a boost, Alaska has been put on a moratorium by the federal government and CMS due to noncompliance when it comes to enforcing Medicaid rules.  This is temporary, however there is no guess as to how temporary it will be.
Because of this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Immigration Issues and Medicaid</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/immigration-issues-and-medicaid/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 02:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General-Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Documentation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been about two years since the Deficit Reduction Act went into effect (7/1/06) requiring all immigrants to give proof of legal immigration or citizenship when they are applying for Medicaid for the first time.  This applies to children, as well.  Most legal immigrants cannot receive Medicaid benefits for the first five years that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Both Sides of the Medicaid Financial Debate</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/both-sides-of-the-medicaid-financial-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/both-sides-of-the-medicaid-financial-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:59:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fraud and Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General-Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid and physicians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid fraud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Payments]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many states do a poor job of regulating Medicaid fraud because it is a not a simple matter economically.  After all, for ever dollar Medicaid brings into a state, there is a federal matching dollar hat the state receives.   Some states even overpay Medicaid providers, collect matching federal funds, and collect kickbacks of overpayments, thus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Know Your Medicaid Law?</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/do-you-know-your-medicaid-law/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/do-you-know-your-medicaid-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 09:31:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fraud and Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General-Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid eligible]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[residency]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Medicaid was designed to cover low income individuals and their families for hospital services ( in and out patient), laboratory services, x rays, home nursing care, doctors services, physical therapy, hospice and rehabilitation care.  Medicaid recipients must go to a Medicaid-approved doctor who is on the Medicaid list.  Sometimes, in some areas, there are a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legal Rights for Medicaid Recipients in Missouri</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/legal-rights-for-medicaid-recipients-in-missouri/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/legal-rights-for-medicaid-recipients-in-missouri/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 08:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Missouri Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AARP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lawsuit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lien]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Legal Information Institute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Recipients]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine having medical services performed, thinking you are covered by Medicaid, but instead, finding out that you have a lien against you instead.
This has happened to some people in Missouri who have become part of a class action lawsuit to eliminate the liens and get the financial situation resolved.
 
The Plaintiffs in the case are claiming [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What About Documented Aliens?</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/state-medicaid-programs/what-about-documented-aliens/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/state-medicaid-programs/what-about-documented-aliens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 08:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[California Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Medicaid Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[aliens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Low Cost Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medi-Cal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The issue of immigrants and aliens in this country has been heated for years.  It is something that has been discussed as the population has changed – especially in the past decade.  Sometimes, however, both sides of the debate seem to forget that this is a nation that, other than Native Americans, was largely built [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Low Cost Health Policies In Florida Could Help Other States</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/state-medicaid-programs/florida-medicaid/low-cost-health-policies-in-florida-could-help-other-states/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/state-medicaid-programs/florida-medicaid/low-cost-health-policies-in-florida-could-help-other-states/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 07:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Florida Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[affordable coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Low Cost Healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low income families]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low income individuals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[uninsured in Florida]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Charlie Christ, Florida’s Governor has been traveling throughout Florida from one end of the state to the other to sign a groundbreaking bill that will offer low-cost insurance to low income individuals and families throughout the state.  The policies will be stripped down, but will still cover the necessities. 
At this time 21% of Florida’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Health Opportunity Account?</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/state-medicaid-programs/what-is-a-health-opportunity-account/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/state-medicaid-programs/what-is-a-health-opportunity-account/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 07:47:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[State Medicaid Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Opportunity Account]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Recipients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medical costs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is a new twist in health insurance that some states have initiated to give Medicaid recipients an extra choice in their health care  This new provision is called a Health Opportunity Account.
The Health Opportunity Account is an account an individual who has high-deductible health insurance or who has Medicaid can use to offset some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arizona’s Hospital Choice Website Compares More Than Just Prices</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/state-medicaid-programs/arizona%e2%80%99s-hospital-choice-website-compares-more-than-just-prices/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/state-medicaid-programs/arizona%e2%80%99s-hospital-choice-website-compares-more-than-just-prices/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 08:41:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arizona Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Medicaid Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Hospital and Health Care Association]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hospital Choice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Arizona Hospital and Health Care Association launched a new web site Tuesday called the Hospital Choice Web Site.  This is an innovative move to help consumers determine costs at hospitals throughout Arizona.  The site compares average charges, lengths of stay, and the number of procedures performed at each hospital.
This is extremely important for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid Offers New Home Health Option</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/medicaid-offers-new-home-health-option/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/medicaid-offers-new-home-health-option/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 07:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Medicaid Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AARP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cash and Counseling Program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Health Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stay at home]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over ten years ago, a woman in New Jersey heeded home care with basic daily needs after a serious illness.  Medicaid would pay for a home health worker to come into her home and help care for her; however the overtaxed New Jersey home health care system had no available workers. 
The woman’s daughter did not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Long Term Care Fit into The Future of Medicare and Medicaid?</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/does-long-term-care-fit-into-the-future-of-medicare-and-medicaid/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/does-long-term-care-fit-into-the-future-of-medicare-and-medicaid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 05:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Long-Term Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[long-term care system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[long-term funding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The New England Journal of Medicine recently released an article regarding the place that Long Term Care will play in the future.  Because it affects such a large part of the population, it is an important topic to tackle.
The article brought out that there are serious flaws in the long term care system and that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid to Involve more Home Health Care</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/medicaid-to-involve-more-home-health-care/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/medicaid-to-involve-more-home-health-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 06:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Medical Equipment (HME)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eligibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Home Health Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the past decade or more, there has been a push by citizens, advocates and, yes, even congress, to allow individuals to have home health care rather than staying in a facility.  As many of us know, a person that can live at home and interact in the community, while being taken care of medically, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid and Tax Rebate Checks</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/medicaid-and-tax-rebate-checks/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/medicaid-and-tax-rebate-checks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 06:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Medicaid Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AARP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eligibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people who are Medicaid recipients know that their income must stay below a certain level in order for them to maintain their Medicaid eligibility and benefits.  Therefore, they must carefully check their finances so that they do not exceed that amount and lose their benefits.  This is critical, since Medicaid is a lifeline for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid Buy-in helps People Who Work</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/state-medicaid-programs/medicaid-buy-in-helps-people-who-work/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/state-medicaid-programs/medicaid-buy-in-helps-people-who-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 16:02:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[State Medicaid Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buy-in program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[work]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many individuals with disabilities want to go to work and are able to work at a job.  This is a very positive thing in many ways.  It helps the individual to build their self-esteem and pride, helps them become a more integrated part of the community, it helps the individual become more self-sufficient and it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop Smoking With Medicaid</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/state-medicaid-programs/arizona-medicaid/stop-smoking-with-medicaid/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/state-medicaid-programs/arizona-medicaid/stop-smoking-with-medicaid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arizona Medicaid]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most states cover smoking cessation programs for Medicaid recipients.  There are a few holdouts, however.  Until recently, Arizona was one of those states.
There is good news for Medicaid recipients in Arizona these days – especially when it comes to trying to stop smoking.  Governor Janet Napolitano signed a new bill - #1418 – into law [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Creative Way to Enroll Medicaid Beneficiaries</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/a-creative-way-to-enroll-medicaid-beneficiaries/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/a-creative-way-to-enroll-medicaid-beneficiaries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 05:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eligibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[enrollment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many people throughout the country are eligible to receive Medicaid benefits.  Unfortunately, there are a large number of individuals who are eligible for Medicaid who either don’t realize they are eligible or are not taking advantage of benefits that could be helpful to them, or both.  How does a person find out whether or not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dental Providers Offer Little to Smile About</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/state-medicaid-programs/new-york-medicaid/dental-providers-offer-little-to-smile-about/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/state-medicaid-programs/new-york-medicaid/dental-providers-offer-little-to-smile-about/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[New York Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dental coverage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid HMO dental plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A disturbing article in the Press&#38; Sun-Bulletin seems to echo a disturbing trend regarding Medicare and dental care providers. The Bulletin covers event in and around Binghamton, New York.
The article about the dental options told one man’s experience as follows:
…After showing up for his appointment at Wilson Dental, he was told that his Medicaid HMO [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicaid Changes Caught Between President and Congress</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/medicaid-changes-caught-between-president-and-congress/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/medicaid-changes-caught-between-president-and-congress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicaid]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Congress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George W. Bush]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicaid Recipients]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[President]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Congress is in the midst of voting this week regarding changes to Medicaid that would cut services and cost the states millions of dollars. 
This vote is extremely important – so much so that even though President Bush has threatened to veto, the Senate is still working to stop the Bush changes that would eliminate or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who Is Eligible for Medicaid?</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/who-is-eligible-for-medicaid/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/who-is-eligible-for-medicaid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:35:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General-Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[disability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eligibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[General-Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As you may or may not know, Medicaid is different than Medicare.  With Medicare, when you turn 65 years of age, if you are receiving Social Security Benefits, you are almost always automatically enrolled in Medicare.
Medicaid is different.  Information about whether or not you are eligible is determined by your state’s Department of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Self Directed Care and Medicaid</title>
		<link>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/state-medicaid-programs/self-directed-care-and-medicaid/</link>
		<comments>http://medicare-medicaid.com/general-medicaid/state-medicaid-programs/self-directed-care-and-medicaid/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AnaLise</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[State Medicaid Programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Center for Medicare and Medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health and Human Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[self directed care]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Self-Directed Care has been discussed at length for well over a decade.  There is often confusion regarding what self-directed care is.  Specifically, self-directed care supports adults with functional disabilities who live in their own home, t direct their own health-related issues.  For instance, an individual might have diabetes and need blood sugar [...]]]></description>
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