Corbett wants to cut Medicaid enrollment by 14%

[PA Democrat]

Wow. Great move in today's economy Tom! Add to the number of uninsured!


http://paindependent.com/todays_news/detail/corbett-targets-medicaid-state-fleet-for-cuts

[wisteria]

1. Just who is he intending to cut from Medicaid?

When this a**hole starts talking about cutting services to people in need, I get real concerned. This is the guy that claimed the unemployed were just milking the system and there were plenty of contractor jobs out there for everyone that were going unfilled.

[WinkyDink]

2. People who accuse others of "milking the system" are usually the ones doing so.

[wisteria]

3. Oh, the handouts for the businesses in our state started last night.

They will be paid for on the backs of poor struggling PA residents.

[fencesitter]

4. Medicaid is a federal program..

He can't do it, he's talking out his ass.

[demodonkey]

6. Medicaid is federal but each state implements it differently...

...believe it, with the Republicans in this state controlling all three branches of Government, he can do serious damage.

[happyslug]

7. The feds will match the State Dollar for Dollar whatever the State pay.

Thus if the state cuts its Welfare/medicaid program the Feds will cut its share to. Thus if the State cuts $1 million dollars, the Feds will also cut $1 Million Dollar.

My point is he can cut Medicaid, but for every dollar he saves the state, the states loses a dollar in federal funds.

Now, the state does have some 100% state funded Medical assistance. For example if someone is applying for Social Security, such a person can get State Medicaid till he or she gets approved or rejected. Corbett could cut that program put, make it impossible for such applicate to get the medical evidence needed to get approved for Social Security.

[old mark]

5. He seems to be modeling himself on Chris Christie from NJ. Hard to find

a worse governor right now. I think we are in serious trouble here in PA for some years to come.


Corbett won by 353,192 votes out of almost 4 million cast for Governor.
(Total was 3920264 votes for PA governor)


mark

[Lugnut]

8. Yep.

And I'm not looking forward to it.