Nelson wants Medicaid deal for all states

[tmyers09]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100107/ap_on_re_us/us_health_care_nelson

OMAHA, Neb. – Sen. Ben Nelson said Thursday he has asked Democratic leadership to extend to all states the extra Medicaid funding promised to Nebraska in the health care reform bill.

The Democrat wouldn't say who he has spoken to regarding the so-called "Cornhusker Kickback" but that he would see to it that Nebraska doesn't get a special deal.

"At the end of the day, whatever Nebraska gets will be available to all states," Nelson said during a conference call with reporters.

Nelson provided the crucial 60th vote that brought the reform bill to the full Senate after winning concessions to limit the availability of abortions in insurance sold in newly created exchanges. Among other things, he was promised federal funding to cover Nebraska's entire cost of a Medicaid expansion included in the bill. Other states will have to begin picking up a portion of the added expanse beginning in 2017.

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Personally, I like this idea.

[Lil Missy]

1. Good idea.

[tmyers09]

2. An unrec?

Really? States getting extra Medicaid funding gets an unrec?

[SeattleGirl]

3. Knee jerk unreccers

Anything that smells even slightly positive sets them off.

[bluestateguy]

4. I could definently support that

That might be one way they sweeten the pot for liberals pissed about losing the public option.

[tonysam]

5. The only thing Medicaid does is it slaps liens on your property

if your financial situation ever improves, and you MUST pay Medicaid back. It's like a loan.

This isn't insurance like Medicare.

I would not go on it no matter what except if I were in a nursing home and would never be able to pay it back.

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. Yeah. That is a concern to me since my family is on it.

[Traveling_Home]

7. Do we still have to pretend it is budget neutral? nt

[LostInAnomie]

8. In other words...

... "I was catching a lot of shit about it and I'm trying to save face."

[jeff47]

9. Yep (nt)

[cutlassmama]

10. Exactly. He's tried to blame his governor and is now doing this shit to save face.