a biweekly publication of the National Association of Counties
Bev Schlotterbeck, Editor

April 29, 1996

Top News Stories

• Clinton, Congress reach budget accord
• The clock is ticking: The year 2000 does not compute
  • The Year 2000 Problem: What counties can do now
• Unfunded mandates help stall Senate immigration bill
• Summer jobs program funded

Other News

• Presidential campaigns likely to dominate legislative agenda
• Kansas Association of Counties names executive director
• Dallas County Program Wins Public Service Excellence Award
• Why those pesky workshop evaluation forms are so important
  • ‘96 Legislative Conference Workshop Winners
• NACo establishes “Award” Award?
• Stand For Children
• Financing infrastructure improvements in rural communities

Special Section - Medicaid

• Overview of the Medicaid program: Beneficiaries, Financing
• Medicaid’s fevered spending hard to cure
• California counties pioneer managed care approach
• Minnesota debates managed-care Medicaid
• Medicaid managed care handbook assists public health agencies
• County participation in state Medicaid costs in 1996
• Medicaid Services
• States Pursue Medicaid Reform

Columns and Notices

• NACo On the Move
• News From the Nation’s Counties
• Notices
• Enterprise Services News: Local pension plans underfunded
• County Services News: Customized job training attracts large employers
• NACo Services News: Federal revenue enhancement program
• Research News: County government changing to meet the times
• Neal Peirce Commentary James Rouse: The Great Oak Falls

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