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Federal officials signal they may agree to Gov. Christie’s Medicaid change
The Christie administration got welcome budget news Friday as federal officials signaled they were close to accepting the governor’s plan to dramatically change the Medicaid program and save $300 million in state funding this year.
But precisely how the Obama administration will allow Gov. Chris Christie to achieve that savings remains a matter of negotiation, state and federal officials said.
The federal government last fall said it did not have the authority to repay New Jersey $107.3 million for decades of federal costs the state had picked up. Christie anticipated the savings for the current budget year, which runs through June 30. (Livio, The Star-Ledger)