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Government Documents

1. The 1991 Lewin Report  (the first attempt by the Fed to coordinate the Medicaid and Education components of school billing - very hard to find.)
2. The 1997 Technical Assistance Guide
3. The 2000 CMS Guide (ill-fated precursor to the 2003 Guide)

4. The "Bundled Rates" letter

5. The 2003 CMS Guide

6. Cover letter for the 2003 Guide, establishing the one month comment period

7. One of the reasons we are under such scrutiny

8. The Official OIG Audit Procedures Manual  

9. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Medicaid, January 2003 Congressional Research Office Report   

Government Testimony

1.Tim Westmoreland
2. Sally Richardson

3. Representative Henry Waxman (11/1/07)

State Appeals

1. Oklahoma

2. California DAB opinion on which Oklahoma is based, in part

3. Illinois MAC Codes

4. Illinois SPMP

5. The Maryland Decision  

Objections to Guide

1. Covington and Burling Memorandum
2. CCSSO
3. CGCS
4. NASDSE
5. NCSL

The Law and Court Decisions

1. Title XIX

2. 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act

3. United States Code  § 1396b(c) 
3. Bowen v Massachusetts
4. The Rowley Case
5. Irving Independent School District v Tatro
6. Cedar Rapids School District v Garett F.

7. Detsel v Sullivan
8. Sense of Congress Resolution

9. Federal Register Act

GAO Reports

1. Questionable Practices Boost Payments for School-Based Services

2. Medicaid in Schools:  Poor Oversight Compromise Potential Benefit

3. Medicaid in Schools:  Improper Payments Demand Improvements in HCFA Oversight

Newspaper Articles

1. Education Week

2. Education Week

3. School Board News (NSBA)

4. Mobile Register

5. Detroit Free Press (State may be stuck with $300 million in bad claims)

Add-Ons

1.  HIPAA/FERPA crossover for special education and billing   

2.  Medicaid reform proposal from 2005  National Governors Assn. meeting 

3.  Kaiser Foundation study on use of 1115 waivers

4. Medicaid Commission final report  

5. The Medicaid Resource Book This reference book describes four pivotal aspects of how the Medicaid program operates -- who it covers, what it covers, how it is financed, and how it is administered. It was written to assist the public and policymakers in understanding the structure and operation of the Medicaid program.