Walker seeks $400-500 million in cuts to WI medicaid

[HereSince1628]

http://www.wuwm.com/programs/news/view_news.php?articleid=9264
Wisconsin Health Secretary Outlines $500M in Medicaid Cuts

Secretary of Wisconsin's Department of Health Services Dennis Smith Friday released his agency's plan for reducing Medicaid spending in the state by more than a half-billion dollars. The Legislature and Governor Walker ordered the cuts as a means of helping balance the state budget.

The department has not yet released an estimate of how many people would lose coverage under its plan, but has stated that no one making less than 100 percent of the federal poverty level would be impacted.

[HereSince1628]

1. We're talking about a service that 1 in 5 of Wisconsites rely upon

Bastards. Dealth/Health panels to clear the way for tax cuts to millionairs that will make Wisconsin open to business?

[PA Democrat]

2. Poverty level for a family of 4 is $22,350.

There is no insurance un the whole damn country that a family of 4 living just above the federal poverty level could afford.

I'll bet Walker his puppet masters, the Kochs, get excited just thinking about all of the newly uninsured.

[sarcasmo]

3. The new Republican motto, Killing the sick and elderly one dollar at a time.

[HereSince1628]

4. Wisconsin putting the 'lack' back in health care n/t

[socialist_n_TN]

5. But, but, but I thought we could take care of these assaults

on the working class and poor by the ballot box? Don't strike, recall! Wait, you mean this is STILL happening?

Until we understand and USE our power, these assaults won't stop.

[HereSince1628]

6. Well excuse me yer highness, but it's clear that "we"

refers to you and whomever/whatever you've got shoved up where the sun doesn't shine.

[socialist_n_TN]

7. So. How'd those electoral remedies work out for ya?

nm

[HereSince1628]

8. Why don't you google that, smartass

[dionysus]

9. ah, the romantic calls for others to overthrow the government....

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