Democratic legislators to hear Medicaid testimony in Springfield this week
Filed Monday, October 31, 2005 at 10:06 AM
October 31, 2005 — State Senators Rita Days and Pat Dougherty and State Reps. Yaphett El-Amin and Margaret Donnelly will be at the St. John’s Heart Institute in Springfield on Wednesday for the next in a series of hearings being conducted by Democratic members of the commission charged with recommending changes to Medicaid.
A few weeks ago, Sen. Charlie Shields, the Republican chairman of the Medicaid Reform Commission, cancelled hearings in Springfield and Cape Girardeau. Since then, the four Democratic members set out to independently solicit testimony.
Medicaid, as it is known today, will end in 2007 due to changes that became law this year. The commision is seeking testimony to aid in the creation of a new public system of health care.