The second option allows states to permit individuals with a severe, medically determinable impairment who would otherwise lose eligibility because of medical improvement to buy into Medicaid. The bill also has provisions eliminating other work disincentives such as review of eligibility for SSI or SSDI solely because a beneficiary has obtained employment. This bipartisan bill will prevent nursing homes participating in the Medicaid program from evicting residents covered by Medicaid if the nursing home decides to withdraw its participation in the program. This bill would extend authority that 12 states currently have under a demonstration program, to grant individual school districts waivers from selected federal education program requirements, provided that strong accountability measures are in place. Children's needs must be met.
Parents expect accountability.
What we ought to try and do is deal with both of these particular issues. The Jeffords amendment passed unanimously. Today, President Clinton renominated Bill Lann Lee for the position of Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. Bill Lann Lee was appointed Acting Attorney General for Civil Rights in December 1997. The Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice enforces laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and disability.