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We believe that if you put in place the mechanisms that allow for personal choice as far as Medicare is concerned, as well as the programs in Medicaid, that we can actually get to a better result and do what most Americans are learning how to do, which is to do more with less. Eric … Read more
The Medicaid system currently steers people toward nursing home care. Far more people can be covered in community-based care programs for significantly less. Ed Rendell
While the Left seems obsessed with increasing taxes and spending even more money, conservatives have focused more heavily on the need for spending restraint and entitlement reform – primarily to preserve and protect the future of the Medicare program. Overlooked in all of this is the future of Medicaid. Fred Upton
Under President Obama’s new health care law, Medicaid will become a very different health coverage program than first envisioned. Fred Upton
A new report shows that medicare and Medicaid made more than \$50 Billion in bad payments during fiscal year 2011. Under Obamacare, that’ll become known as ‘Tuesday.’ Fred Thompson
Well, there are about 10 million children that aren’t covered by health insurance. About 3 million qualify for Medicaid but don’t get it, so we’re going to reach out and bring more of those kids into the Medicaid program. Franklin Raines
The automatic stabilizer is unemployment insurance, food stamps, additional coverage of Medicaid. Franklin Raines
I agree with the idea of cutting [budget], but it should all be coming out of entitlements for the affluent and not out of domestic discretionary, which is welfare, education, all the stuff the government does, parks, FBI, and it shouldn’t be coming out of Medicaid. David Brooks
I think the Republican budget priorities are messed up. I salute for the way they’re attacking some of the entitlement programs, but they are taking huge cuts, by pretending they’re just block-granting it to the states, out of Medicaid, from the least fortunate. David Brooks
I don’t think the press has done a very good job dealing with government spending.The Defense Department with the $9,500 toilet seat, that’s not the problem anymore. Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security are the problem. That’s us. That’s our generation. There the press never says a word. Dave Barry