Pitch: "Kansas' most vulnerable now have even less health care, thanks to Gov. Brownback"
From the article:
"Gov. Sam Brownback has said the wholesale privatization of Medicaid under KanCare was meant to save $1 billion over five years. He also promised that the move wouldn't sacrifice Kansans' level of care, and the number of people on Medicaid's waiting list would be reduced.
But the only way for the three managed-care organizations to realize cost savings on clients with permanent physical disabilities, like Bullers, is by cutting Medicaid services. Bullers' 24/7 care was slated to be reduced by November 1 to 40 hours per week. Caregivers, who now work in three eight-hour shifts, could visit him only on weekdays for eight hours a day, or all seven days of the week for five hours each."
Brownback is not unique among conservatives about how money should come before anything.
entire read at:
http://www.pitch.com/kansascity/kancare-sam-brownback-finn-bullers/Content?oid=4031015&showFullText=true
