Mixed feelings on federal health-care legislation
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- December
- 24
  There are positives and negatives regarding the health-care bills passed by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, according to Gov. David Paterson. They would greatly reduce the number of uninsured in the country, but New York doesn’t get a fair deal when it comes to Medicaid funding, the governor said. The Senate bill would add about $1 billion in Medicaid costs to the state each year and require a reduction in payments to providers, he said.
  Paterson urged the House and Senate to strike a fair deal for New York when they convene a conference committee to hammer out the differences in their legislation.
  Here is the statement Paterson just released:
  “Today the Senate passed a landmark health care reform bill, an historic accomplishment in the long-standing effort to improve the health care system to better serve more Americans. This bill, and the version passed earlier this month in the House of Representatives, make important progress for the 2.5 million uninsured New Yorkers and for uninsured Americans in every state.  “However, I am deeply troubled that the Senate version of the bill worsens what was already an inequitable situation for New York and I will continue to be an advocate on behalf of New Yorkers to ensure we are treated fairly by this critical federal legislation. The Senate bill adds close to an additional $ 1 billion annually in new State Medicaid costs to New York. This could result in a 15 percent reduction in payments to providers, meaning hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies and community clinics could ultimately face these reductions because of strained State and City budgets.
  “To avoid this outcome, the House and Senate must convene a real Conference Committee to fairly merge these bills and allow our delegation to fight for equitable legislation for New York State.”
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The uber leftist Democrats, nationally and State by State, have kissed themselves and each other to death, giving new meaning to the term ‘political auto- erotic suicide.’ They not only disregard, but actually spite and cynically denigrate the moderating wide middle of the ever-increasing disgusted populace. Soon, unable to print more and more worthless dollars, they will try to explain why there is a dire need to substantially raise taxes on an already reeling society. As Woody Guthrie sang: “So long, it’s been good to know ya.”
ed merry christmas..watch newsmakers tomorrow its an hour
review of the political years events…I think you will enjoy it..
Looking forward to it. And a merry Christmas to you and wishes for a prosperous New Year. We all need your hefty tax contributions. The better you do, the better we do. I only wish that the far left better understood that concept. :)