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'Sweeping' Changes to Medicaid (Announcement Tomorrow)
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Posted on 12/17/2006 2:20:14 PM PST by Lunatic Fringe

Bush administration on Monday will propose sweeping changes in Medicaid... Developing...


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No doubt these 'sweeping changes' will involve spending more money.
1 posted on 12/17/2006 2:20:15 PM PST by Lunatic Fringe
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Most likely.


2 posted on 12/17/2006 2:22:08 PM PST by kcvl
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To: Lunatic Fringe

limiting it to US Citizens? /s


3 posted on 12/17/2006 2:23:41 PM PST by Vn_survivor_67-68
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To: Lunatic Fringe

Bush administration on Monday will propose sweeping changes in Medicaid... Developing...


yeah,

that'll work.

more pointless pandering and distraction.


4 posted on 12/17/2006 2:24:57 PM PST by WhiteGuy (GOP Congress - 16,000 earmarks costing US $50 billion in 2006)
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Will it be eliminated? Oh please oh please oh please...

Damn, it was only a dream.

5 posted on 12/17/2006 2:25:19 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Why can't Republicans stand up to Democrats like they do to terrorists?)
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To: Lunatic Fringe

Medicaid--that's the one for welfare people. They were complaining in my state last year that they could only get twelve visits a year to their doctors. With FREE transportation and FREE prescriptions.

My heart bleeds for them.


6 posted on 12/17/2006 2:25:24 PM PST by Palladin ("Open a new window; open a new door; travel a new highway.")
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Medicaid's a quagmire. Pull out.


7 posted on 12/17/2006 2:25:49 PM PST by atomicpossum (Replies must follow approved guidelines or you will be kill-filed without appeal.)
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To: Lunatic Fringe

What a loser Bush has been.


8 posted on 12/17/2006 2:26:41 PM PST by kcar
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To: atomicpossum

It's also a bonanza for dishonest doctors, medical equipment suppliers, druggists, therapists, etc. of every stripe. They charge up billions in false claims every year.


9 posted on 12/17/2006 2:27:14 PM PST by Palladin ("Open a new window; open a new door; travel a new highway.")
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To: kcar

Now with the democrats in charge "they" got there wish for staying home, elections do have consequences


10 posted on 12/17/2006 2:28:05 PM PST by italianquaker (Democrats its time to fish or cut bait, no more blaming Prez Bush.)
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To: kcar

I'll wait to see what happens tomorrow before I make tat judgment.

But he certainly hasn't cut runaway government spending by one red cent. Passing on the huge debt to future generations. That's NOT conservative.


11 posted on 12/17/2006 2:28:47 PM PST by Palladin ("Open a new window; open a new door; travel a new highway.")
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A lot of able-bodied, low-income folks abuse the system.
12 posted on 12/17/2006 2:28:59 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Why can't Republicans stand up to Democrats like they do to terrorists?)
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No doubt these 'sweeping changes' will involve spending more money.

No optimism? Look at how the administration fixed Medicare... < /sarcasm >

13 posted on 12/17/2006 2:29:53 PM PST by NittanyLion
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You don't even know what he's going to say.


14 posted on 12/17/2006 2:30:01 PM PST by Hildy ("Death plucks my ear and says - LIVE - I am coming.....")
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Will it be eliminated? Oh please oh please oh please...

People who can't pay for medical care should just die.

15 posted on 12/17/2006 2:30:08 PM PST by Doe Eyes
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There are 50 million people on Medicaid. The states are having a hard time funding their share.


16 posted on 12/17/2006 2:30:49 PM PST by kabar
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People who can't pay for medical care should just die.

Because we all know that only government is capable of providing healthcare to those who can't afford it. Right?

17 posted on 12/17/2006 2:31:16 PM PST by NittanyLion
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To: Doe Eyes
The gubmint needs to get rid of the stupid requirement that ERs must treat people without insurance. People (especially illegals) are using emergency rooms as their primary care doctors.

Get the gubmint out of healthcare, cut & simplify the tax code, and people would afford healthcare on their own.

18 posted on 12/17/2006 2:32:50 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Why can't Republicans stand up to Democrats like they do to terrorists?)
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To: Palladin

You can wait for tomorrow if you want, but the pattern's already there. "Compassionate" conservatism is a losing strategy, an attempt to preempt the Democrats heavier brand of socialism with a lighter brand today. It'll just provide a platform for expansion by the Democrats once they have all the marbles again. Hope I'm wrong. I'll glady eat crow tomorrow.


19 posted on 12/17/2006 2:33:11 PM PST by kcar
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So is Medicare.
My friend's mother in law is in hospice. They took her brand new very expensive wheel chair away and gave her a crappy used one, saying that all equipment used had to be provided by them.
Wonder how much they billed medicare and wonder what they will do with the new chair they took.


20 posted on 12/17/2006 2:34:52 PM PST by kalee (No burka for me....EVER!)
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