GOVERNOR PHIL BREDESEN, a Tennessee Democrat, said he feared Congress was about to bestow “the mother of all unfunded mandates.’’
“Medicaid is a poor vehicle for expanding coverage,’’ said Bredesen, a former healthcare executive. “It’s a 45-year-old system originally designed for poor women and their children. It’s not healthcare reform to dump more money into Medicaid."
He ought to know since he's spent a huge portion of his administration attempting to get the state solvent after the TennCare fiasco that started 20 years ago and nearly bankrupted the state.
Then Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico said he was very concerned about the cost issue, particularly the $1 trillion figures being batted around."
“Medicaid is a poor vehicle for expanding coverage,’’ said Bredesen, a former healthcare executive. “It’s a 45-year-old system originally designed for poor women and their children. It’s not healthcare reform to dump more money into Medicaid."
He ought to know since he's spent a huge portion of his administration attempting to get the state solvent after the TennCare fiasco that started 20 years ago and nearly bankrupted the state.
Then Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico said he was very concerned about the cost issue, particularly the $1 trillion figures being batted around."
No comments:
Post a Comment