Bush to Seek Cuts in Medicaid, Benefits

[rodeodance]

the immorality of this!!!!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=544&ncid=716&e=3&u=/ap/20050121/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_benefit_cuts

Bush to Seek Cuts in Medicaid, Benefits
Fri, Jan 21, 2005

By ALAN FRAM, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - President Bush (news - web sites) is readying a new budget that would carve savings from Medicaid and other benefit programs, congressional aides and lobbyists say, but it is unclear if he will be able to push the plan through the Republican-run Congress.

White House officials are not saying what Bush's $2.5 trillion 2006 budget will propose saving from such programs, which comprise the biggest and fastest growing part.


But lobbyists and lawmakers' aides, speaking on condition of anonymity, say he will focus on Medicaid, the health-care program for low-income and disabled people. Medicaid costs are split between Washington and the states.


Many expect him to propose giving states more flexibility in using the $180 billion in federal Medicaid funds each year, but to limit the program's growth on a per-patient basis — in effect forcing the states to find ways to save money. .....

[MichiganVote]

1. States have already been making cuts. Not much left to cut.

[Cha]

2. That's what the slobbering

sychopants voted for..let them eat cake!

P.S. I know that isn't very nice..for the rest of us!

[democrat in Tallahassee]

3. his little brother is cutting the medical needy program in Florida

it only hurts those stupid poor people. get it? rich people are more deserving

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Oh, boy! An easy target: Sick and disabled poor people!

No lobbyists to offer bribes, nobody to speak for them. It's the Republican way -- kick 'em when they're down.

[celestia671]

5. He makes me sick!

Last year, I lost funding for daycare because of the cuts the state was forced to make. Now, we're facing more Medicaid cuts! In four years, we'll be lucky if we have any social programs left at all!

:grr:

[Moderator]

6. duplicate

discuss here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1171759