The passage of health care reform has focused attention on Washington, but the significant and expensive burden of implementing key provisions of the law now falls to individual states, and officials in cash-strapped California say it will cost the state billions of dollars a year.
Much of the federal reform is built upon expansion of Medicaid programs - California's is called Medi-Cal - to people who previously did not qualify. States across the country are poring over the federal law and crunching numbers to determine how it will affect their budgets.
If these clowns expect you to believe they NEVER saw any of these problems coming... of course, this IS Californicated; they may actually be that stupid.
"We believe Congress has to account for the fiscal reality of states today if Medicaid is going to be sustained and expanded and serve as a foundation for reforms of tomorrow," said Kim Belshé, secretary of the state Health and Human Services Agency.
In case you haven't noticed, Moron Belshé, the current Congress, on the National Socialist Democrat side at least, doesn't give a rats ass about that fiscal reality you speak of.
Belshé said she and the administration of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger support the aims of the health reforms, but emphasized that California already has had to make deep and difficult cuts into health services. Some lawmakers have accused the administration of shredding the social safety net.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! THE OBAMA now accused of 'shredding the safety net'!
Chris Whatley, Washington director for the Council of State Governments, said expanding Medicaid was essential for winning passage of the bill in Congress, as it was the least expensive option for the federal budget.
"It was essential to cover the cost of the bill," he said.
'Cover the cost' my ass.
But he noted that doing so now means states will lose the ability to adjust eligibility requirements to save money in tough financial times, which is a common practice, and that could mean education and other state services like prisons would be hit harder by budget cuts.
I repeat, you wanted this: you got it, asshole.
Two last things I'll point to:
"We look forward to working with states to help ensure they have the tools they need to help insure more Americans," said Nicholas Papas, a spokesman for the department. By 2020, the federal government will cover 90 percent of the cost of those who newly qualify for Medicaid.
Translation: "We look forward to looting every wage-earner in the country with this as an excuse."
and
"What concerns me about how the governor has approached this is he sees Medicaid as a burden rather than a huge opportunity to bring in federal funds for our health system and our economy," said Anthony Wright, executive director for Health Access California, which lobbies for expanded health coverage.
Translation: "He doesn't seem to understand that this is a chance to get the feds to commit armed robbery across the WHOLE NATION and give us some of the money they steal!"
The only thing causing me to hold off on wishing for that Big One is
The NSDP isn't meeting in Californicated, and
It would screw over the honest people and legal citizens in the state.
I do wonder: if the whole damn place slid into the Pacific, would whatever clowns CA has in the House and Senate still be whining for more money?
Chris Whatley, Washington director for the Council of State Governments, said expanding Medicaid was essential for winning passage of the bill in Congress, as it was the least expensive option for the federal budget.
"It was essential to cover the cost of the bill," he said.
'Cover the cost' my ass.
But he noted that doing so now means states will lose the ability to adjust eligibility requirements to save money in tough financial times, which is a common practice, and that could mean education and other state services like prisons would be hit harder by budget cuts.
I repeat, you wanted this: you got it, asshole.
Two last things I'll point to:
"We look forward to working with states to help ensure they have the tools they need to help insure more Americans," said Nicholas Papas, a spokesman for the department. By 2020, the federal government will cover 90 percent of the cost of those who newly qualify for Medicaid.
Translation: "We look forward to looting every wage-earner in the country with this as an excuse."
and
"What concerns me about how the governor has approached this is he sees Medicaid as a burden rather than a huge opportunity to bring in federal funds for our health system and our economy," said Anthony Wright, executive director for Health Access California, which lobbies for expanded health coverage.
Translation: "He doesn't seem to understand that this is a chance to get the feds to commit armed robbery across the WHOLE NATION and give us some of the money they steal!"
The only thing causing me to hold off on wishing for that Big One is
The NSDP isn't meeting in Californicated, and
It would screw over the honest people and legal citizens in the state.
I do wonder: if the whole damn place slid into the Pacific, would whatever clowns CA has in the House and Senate still be whining for more money?
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