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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGovernors skeptical after 'pretty atrocious' session with top Trump health officials
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/15/politics/trump-health-care-governors/index.html"SNIP.......
Their argument: States would gain flexibility to overhaul their traditional Medicaid programs through block grants or per-enrollee caps, allowing them to save money that could be used to stave off losses of coverage.
But the closed-door session with Price and Verma on Saturday was "pretty atrocious," said Connecticut Democratic Gov. Dan Malloy.
"They repeatedly pretended that the federal government saving hundreds of billions of dollars won't translate to actual cuts," he said. "I was told that I'll innovate sufficiently to save them hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars."
Republicans also emerged from the meeting saying they remain concerned about the long-term financial fallout of the bill.
"I think there's disagreement on the outcomes and what that means and whether that is manageable," said Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican whose state expanded Medicaid.
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Governors skeptical after 'pretty atrocious' session with top Trump health officials (Original Post)
applegrove
Jul 2017
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The discussions show absolutely no concern about the human cost of healthcare
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Jul 2017
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applegrove
(118,808 posts)1. Grifters!
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,595 posts)2. The discussions show absolutely no concern about the human cost of healthcare
For the GOP, it's only dollars that matter. Healthcare, to them, is a privilege, not a right.
Beartracks
(12,821 posts)3. Uninsured sick people cost SOCIETY a lot more than...
... the government would save if the government repealed the ACA rather than improving it.
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LiberalLoner
(9,762 posts)4. And the R plan is to simply deny them service, no more
Getting treated in ER if you don't have insurance or piles of cash.
Culling the herd has begun, I think.
dalton99a
(81,599 posts)5. Hospitals will close and people will die in the gutter
It is a certainty and they know it
Stuart G
(38,449 posts)6. k and r...nt