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Thursday, September 30, 2010

The Horror show

This morning the Fish Rap ran an article on the slashing of Medicare coverage in our state. Some Highlights:

The Medicaid cuts and general-fund savings include cutting:

• $39.4 million from outpatient pharmacy assistance for all Medicaid clients.

• $20.3 million from the recently reformulated Disability Lifeline (formerly General Assistance Unemployed), affecting 21,000 people.

• $8.3 million from adult dental services for 105,000 people.

• $4.6 million from adult hospice services for 2,600 people.

• $800,000 from adult hearing and vision services for 69,400 people.

• $3.3 million from interpreter services, affecting 70,000 people.

• $3.2 million from a program that paid Medicare Part D premiums for residents eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, affecting 49,000 people.

• $2.9 million from physical, occupational and speech therapy for 20,000 people.

• $1.2 million in family planning for 43,000 people.



Read more: http://www.theolympian.com/2010/09/30/1386771/medicaid-cuts-devastating.html#disqus_thread#ixzz114VHxAvF

And what do the neo fascists rant about? Illegal immigrants and Libtards.

Jesus wept.


2 comments:

Kardnos said...

Never been so glad in my life that the Mrs. is working in another department of the State.

sparkle said...

Looks like us "socialists" are loosing big time, yet numerous corporations are enjoying record profits in a recession, oh yeah I forgot, the recession is over....for all but the neediest amongst us!
Sadly, due to the major change in my personal life, I, for the first time EVER just might fall into that class.

Yes Jesus is weeping , and I with him!