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And the Illinois audit found that more than 8,000 dead people were still on the state’s Medicaid rolls.

My question too. If the recipient were dead, were the checks cashed? If not, no money was wasted. However if the checks were cashed by someone pretending to be the dead person, why aren't people going to jail?

[Principled]

I’ve made the point often just by expanding Medicaid, we could have fixed the uninsured crisis in this country without inconveniencing the 95% that was always insured.

Gasp! The "uninsured crisis" you mention is just like the "global warming crisis"... no "there" there.

Further, why would anyone think that expanding a government program - an entitlement even - would ever do anything except make the problem worse?!

Better medical care via better insurance coverage will come from LESS government, not more. Remove regulations that prevent individuals from using health savings accounts as they see fit, remove regulations that prevent insurance companies from competing across state lines, etc ad nauseum.