The National Governor's Association sent a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, Sens. Grassley (R-IA) and Baucus (D-MT), in which they gave their approval of the committee's plan to expand Medicaid coverage to victims of Hurricane Katrina. The letter stated that the plan, which will provide 100 percent federal funding of Medicaid to hurricane victims, would be "critical to help these individuals put their lives back together and retain some sense of stability." The cost of the bill is currently uknown, however the Congressional Budget Office is working on scoring it and should have a figure soon. In endorsing the Medicaid plan the National Governor's Association went against the administration, which has stated that victims' healthcare needs can be met by individual states using administrative Medicaid waivers. Some Republican Senators on the Finance Committee also have concerns about the bill as well, partly because lawmakers are growing increasingly concerned about Katrina-related spending. Sen. Grassley acknowledged these roadblocks and plans to talk to colleagues who many stand in the way of the bill.