Mental-health chief to fix Medicare billing woes; Lack of reimbursements added to budget deficit.(METROPOLITAN)

From: The Washington Times | Date: December 22, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Gary Emerling, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The director of the D.C. Department of Mental Health yesterday said the agency is working to correct its failure to obtain federal reimbursements for Medicaid services - a breakdown that has been blamed in part for a projected $300 million shortfall in the District's budget over the next two years.

"Historically, a lot of money got left on the table," department director Stephen T. Baron said. "We're going back as f...

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