No. The thing you have to factor in is the People of the USA get to decide what the government will do. If legislators don't do what the People want done then they are voted out of office and replaced with legislators who will do what the People want. There was no choice in the matter. Medicaid reform was inevitable the only question was will Republicans give control of the country back to the 'rats by ignoring the will of the People.
In my opinion the package passed by our Republican Congress is better and less costly than the 'rat version.
This is a liberal argument. A modern liberal could use the same argument for abortion or eminent domain property seizures or an income taxation of 75%. At some point, individual rights must trump the "will of the people", otherwise we're left with a tyranny of the majority forewarned by Jefferson, Bastiat, Washington, and many others. If the will of 51% is communism, should we become a communist state? If the will of 51% is to enslave the other 49%, should it then be legal?
In my opinion the package passed by our Republican Congress is better and less costly than the 'rat version.
Probably. Doesn't mean I'm going to support it. It's a liberal increase in an ever increasing government that takes more and more of our property and earnings every year. The Democrats want to completely nationalize health care... which will eventually either:
A. Bankrupt our society or
B. Cause a massive reduction in the medical care of the average citizen.
So yes. Is the current increase in Medicaid better than the Democrat alternative? Yes. Is it good? No. Would it be better to privatize or offer a voluntary system for government health benefits? Of course. Allow people to choose whether or not to take part in these entitlement programs. Privatize.