[MsLady]

A baby at our church has a rare condition. His spine isn't connected. Can't remember what it's called. The surgery is over 100,000. The only doc that can do the op is in WI, the baby is in MI and has medicaid/medicare(I can't remember which is which). MI Medicaid won't pay for the operation in WI. The doc is willing to donate his time, the hospital will not accommodate the doctor. The doc said if the operation doesn't take place in the next several months, the little boy could be paralyzed for life. Our wonderful government at work.

This would not be a problem if the state/federal government gave people vouchers to purchase their own insurance.

[Publius6961]

This would not be a problem if the state/federal government gave people vouchers to purchase their own insurance.

I see your perfectly rational point.
Obama's stash, or ObamaMoney as some call it, it limitless. He has a straight pipeline to the Money Fairy.

Why didn't I think of that?

[Publius6961]

...and has medicaid/medicare(I can't remember which is which).

Well, the distinction is critical. You can't really discuss the topic with a firm grasp.

Medicare - Medical expenses which taxpayers are entitled to after a lifetime of unconscionable tax payments to the Federal Government.

Medicaid - Mandatory Charity extracted at the point of a gun by politicians, who wanted to confuse you (successfuly, it seems) by giving it a politically-correct euphemistic name.