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HHS Unveils Medicaid Reform Plan

By Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, November 10, 2004.

Health and Human Service officials laid out their plan to revamp the state's Medicaid program to lawmakers today.

A key proposal would reduce the number of people in nursing homes where costs are high.

Instead, HHS would pay for less expensive home and community-based care services.

New Hampshire Public Radio's Dan Gorenstein reports.

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Federal Proposal Removes Local Input on Dams

By Kevin Forrest on Wednesday, November 10, 2004.

The US Interior Department has proposed easing the process for granting new licenses to hydro-electric dams.

Officials say the process would save time and money.

But critics say the changes take power away from local authorities and residents.

The Vermont Standard's Kevin Forrest reports.

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