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Nemesis
02-09-2010, 07:32 PM
God forbid people buy the diapers themselves.


Nev. Medicaid cuts could lead to diaper rationing
Associated Press ^ | Feb. 9, 2010 | SANDRA CHEREB



CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Nevada officials on Tuesday outlined drastic cuts to the state's Medicaid program that include plans to ration adult diapers, eliminate denture and hearing-aid programs, and force personal care assistants to buy their own disposable gloves.

State lawmakers learned of the cuts at a committee hearing in which health officials said adult day care programs, vision services and outpatient programs for people with brain trauma would also be cut to slash $109 million from Medicaid costs.

The grim proposals brought criticism and rebuke from lawmakers of both parties over Gov. Jim Gibbons' comments that Nevada can no longer pay for "bloated government services."