Signed by Governor Haley Barbour

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill providing funding for Mississippi's Medicaid program.

Highlights:

- $388 million from the General Fund to the Governor's Office- Division of Medicaid (Sec. 1). - $3.4 billion from the State Treasury to the Governor's Office- Division of Medicaid (Sec. 3). - $291 million from the State Treasury to the Medical Care Fund (Sec. 2). - $38.3 million from the State Treasury to the Health Care Expendable Fund, to be allocated as follows:

- $3.5 million for the CHIP Program at 200% above poverty level; - $860,012 for eyeglasses for adults; - $2.4 million for the Home and Community Waiver Program; - $928,307 to allow disabled worker buy-in to the Medicaid program; - $1.1 million for a dental fee increase; - $151,767 for miscellaneous other costs; - $29.3 million for Medical Services Program matching funds (Sec. 4).

- Provides that no more than 3.88% of funding appropriated to Medicare should be spent on administrative costs (Sec. 7). - $250,000 to implement an Adult Foster Care program for Medicare recipients (Sec. 11). - $125,000 to implement a pilot program to help people quit smoking (Sec. 12). - Provides that these funds may not be spent until the Division of Medicaid's policy of having Medicaid interviewers meet with recipients to determine their eligibility has been discontinued (Sec. 14).

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