Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Obama's Patients' Bill of Rights: One Important Right is Missing, Thanks to Corporate Spin and Fear-Mongering

Having insurance, even Medicaid, doesn't mean getting affordable quality medical treatment.



States must share the costs of Medicaid, and the states are broke. Most states are constitutionally required to balance their budgets, so what that means is that they will cut Medicaid services.



Here are just a few of what was in the news just today:



No Medicaid money may mean more state cuts

http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/no-medicaid-money-may-560035.html



States Struggle As Congress Fails To Come Through With Extra Medicaid Money

http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Daily-Reports/2010/June/29/Medicaid-money.aspx



Medicaid extension failure would create $121 million budget hole for Iowa

http://iowaindependent.com/37842/medicaid-extension-failure-would-create-121-million-budget-hole-for-iowa



NY governor says legislature must deal with Medicaid deficit

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65S5H220100629?type=domesticNews
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