BREAKING: Perry Announces Support for Medicaid Expansion

[kpete]

BREAKING: Perry Announces Support for Medicaid Expansion

by: Ben Sherman
Mon Apr 01, 2013 at 09:30 AM CDT

Saying he was "recommitting" himself to following the teachings of Jesus Christ after a period of intense prayer over the weekend, Texas Governor Rick Perry announced at a press conference on Monday that he supports expanding Medicaid in Texas under the Affordable Care Act.

"It would be un-Christlike to punish one-and-a-half million sick, poor Texans because of politics," said Perry, flanked by members of the Boy Scouts and Texas megachurch pastors Robert Jeffress and John and Matthew Hagee on the South Steps of the Capitol. "Jesus wouldn't let scouts like Jimmy or Grandma Hagee go broke just because they got sick. Expanding Medicaid is the Christian thing to do."

Perry is the latest Republican governor who, after taking time to consider the issue, has decided to support the expansion of Medicaid provided in the Affordable Care Act. Though Perry's reversal came amid mounting pressure from Texas hospitals, business representatives, newspaper editorial boards, and even members of Perry's own party, the Governor made it clear on Monday morning their arguments made no direct impact on his decision to support Medicaid expansion.

"I really had some soul-searching to do," said Perry. "Anita gave me one of those 'What Would Jesus Do?' wristbands after we ate our Easter ham, and I spent the rest of the day consulting with Jesus. I know He would treat the 'least of these,' better than I have, and I'm recommitting myself to following his example."

yes, April Fools, lol,
http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/13298/breaking-perry-announces-support-for-medicaid-expansion

[LiberalLoner]

1. Oh crap I got suckered in, lol!

[ajain31]

9. Medicaid Expansion under Obamacare (ACA) in Texas

You or I do not have ANY control over Federal taxes. What all pay into Federal taxes is FIXED. We can not change it ANYWAY. If people understand that then it is easy to understand that some States are donor states and some states are recipient states. Most of the Southern States are recipient states by virtue of what they pay INTO Federal taxes (which is LESS) and what they receive as Federal support (which is MORE).

No state can change the State donor role or State recipient role overnight. Most Republican Governors are just loosing out in that they are refusing the Federal largess (the Federal handout) on Medicaid Expansion because Believe it or not IT IS A FACT: If states choose to expand Medicaid, the federal government will cover 100 percent of the costs from 2014 to 2016. The feds' contribution will begin to decrease in 2017, but will never be less than 90 percent, under the ACA also known as Obamacare.

So people opposing Medicaid Expansion can cry foul till their cows come back home but they will with their State be the looser in the long run. If history is correct it all started the same way for the very well established system of Medicare in this nation.

(Check it out!) Many states refused to accept Medicare in the 60's as a way of doing business just like they are rejecting Medicaid expansion under Obamacare a.k.a. ACA (Affordable Care ACT) but in the long run when Reagan got tired of appearing in anti-Medicare Ads all over the country Medicare was established as the way of doing business (taking care of our elder population's medical needs) and to this day it is an accepted wise and affordable way of supporting our Seniors.

Mark my words in less than a decade i.e. by 2023 Medicaid Expansion will be the accepted norm all over the country and NOT the EXCEPTION. You and I can not beat the economics of fairness. Try your best but within this decade either Governors who accept Medicaid Expansion will be elected or Governors who reject Medicaid Expansion will be DEFEATED.

And if Medicare is any example MEDICAID will go the same rout. I repeat, Mark my words in less than a decade i.e. by 2023 Medicaid Expansion will be the accepted norm all over the country. And I am saying that proudly as I do not find the need to hide my identity behind pseudonyms.

People opposing Medicaid Expansion have access to Google.com and I believe they are intelligent people. Check it out: IT IS A FACT: If states choose to expand Medicaid, the federal government will cover 100 percent of the costs from 2014 to 2016. The feds' contribution will begin to decrease in 2017, but will never be less than 90 percent, under the ACA.

That's why I created a petition to Governor Rick Perry, Texas Governor, The Texas State House, The Texas State Senate, and Governor Rick Perry, which says:

"Please ACCEPT the FREE EXPANSION of MEDICAID under The Affordable Care ACT."

Will you sign this petition? Click here:
http://signon.org/sign/accept-free-expansion?source=c.em.cp&r_by=7268737

Thanks!

Ajay Jain
[e-mail]
Twitter Handle @ajain31.
Mobile: [phone]

[TwilightGardener]

2. LOL.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Of course April's fools

[Squinch]

4. CRAP! That's the second one today I fell for!!! Cut it out you guys!!

Dammit! Who did that to the sugar bowl????? I'm going to find out, you know!

[Cirque du So-What]

6. I'm already 'on alert' for April Fool's stories

and given (p)Rick Perry's track record, I wasn't surprised to find this was a hoax. Well played, Burnt Orange Report!

[EC]

7. Meaning he got shit at church about it...

Oh, well....maybe it's a joke that will change his mind...

[ajain31]

8. Medicaid Expansion under Obamacare in Texas

You or I do not have ANY control over Federal taxes. What all pay into Federal taxes is FIXED. We can not change it ANYWAY. If people understand that then it is easy to understand that some States are donor states and some states are recipient states. Most of the Southern States are recipient states by virtue of what they pay INTO Federal taxes (which is LESS) and what they receive as Federal support (which is MORE).

No state can change the State donor role or State recipient role overnight. Most Republican Governors are just loosing out in that they are refusing the Federal largess (the Federal handout) on Medicaid Expansion because Believe it or not IT IS A FACT: If states choose to expand Medicaid, the federal government will cover 100 percent of the costs from 2014 to 2016. The feds' contribution will begin to decrease in 2017, but will never be less than 90 percent, under the ACA also known as Obamacare.

So people opposing Medicaid Expansion can cry foul till their cows come back home but they will with their State be the looser in the long run. If history is correct it all started the same way for the very well established system of Medicare in this nation.

(Check it out!) Many states refused to accept Medicare in the 60's as a way of doing business just like they are rejecting Medicaid expansion under Obamacare a.k.a. ACA (Affordable Care ACT) but in the long run when Reagan got tired of appearing in anti-Medicare Ads all over the country Medicare was established as the way of doing business (taking care of our elder population's medical needs) and to this day it is an accepted wise and affordable way of supporting our Seniors.

Mark my words in less than a decade i.e. by 2023 Medicaid Expansion will be the accepted norm all over the country and NOT the EXCEPTION. You and I can not beat the economics of fairness. Try your best but within this decade either Governors who accept Medicaid Expansion will be elected or Governors who reject Medicaid Expansion will be DEFEATED.

And if Medicare is any example MEDICAID will go the same rout. I repeat, Mark my words in less than a decade i.e. by 2023 Medicaid Expansion will be the accepted norm all over the country. And I am saying that proudly as I do not find the need to hide my identity behind pseudonyms.

People opposing Medicaid Expansion have access to Google.com and I believe they are intelligent people. Check it out: IT IS A FACT: If states choose to expand Medicaid, the federal government will cover 100 percent of the costs from 2014 to 2016. The feds' contribution will begin to decrease in 2017, but will never be less than 90 percent, under the ACA.

That's why I created a petition to Governor Rick Perry, Texas Governor, The Texas State House, The Texas State Senate, and Governor Rick Perry, which says:

"Please ACCEPT the FREE EXPANSION of MEDICAID under The Affordable Care ACT."

Will you sign this petition? Click here:
http://signon.org/sign/accept-free-expansion?source=c.em.cp&r_by=7268737

Thanks!

Ajay Jain
[e-mail]
Twitter ajain31.
Mobile: [phone]