Recent articles by Melanie Bella from governing.com http://www.governing.com/authors/rss/rss/?a=90143637 Melanie Bella, senior vice president for policy and operations at the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS). The Smartest Cuts - Medicaid's "Best Buys" http://www.governing.com/blogs/bfc/The-Smartest-Cuts--.html With states across the nation facing unprecedented budget shortfalls, Medicaid - the largest item in most state budgets - is especially hard pressed. Many Medicaid...