What is interesting, the states with the most generous eligibility have the lowest reimbursement rates. It’s just an alternative rationing technique.
New York State has the most expensive Medicaid program in the country. At something like $50 billion annually, it is operated like an economic development program. The state has no incentive to rein in wasteful spending because the federal government pays half the cost. Reducing waste, fraud and abuse would cut the amount of federal dollars flowing into the New York State health care industry.
This is a very interesting and very revealing chart. All US taxpayers are paying for this program. Yet the most money is going to the richest states. The least money is going to the poorest states. Is this the new meaning of what it means to be a progressive?
I’m sorry, but this chart means nothing. Obviously the implication is that the federal government is stealing from the poor states to pay for the rich states, but what would be a better analysis would be a comparison of federal Medicaid spending per state to federal tax revenue per state. Obviously Medicaid needs enormous reform, and I think replacing the standard medicaid with funded HDHP/HSA’s would be a much more efficient model, but stuff like this is just a distraction.
That chart is pretty revealing. This is supposed to a program that redistributes wealth????
I’ve seen some other stuff by Helms on this topic. He is very good.
We should abolish Medicaid altogether and use the funds to subsidize private health insurance
What is interesting, the states with the most generous eligibility have the lowest reimbursement rates. It’s just an alternative rationing technique.
New York State has the most expensive Medicaid program in the country. At something like $50 billion annually, it is operated like an economic development program. The state has no incentive to rein in wasteful spending because the federal government pays half the cost. Reducing waste, fraud and abuse would cut the amount of federal dollars flowing into the New York State health care industry.
This is a very interesting and very revealing chart. All US taxpayers are paying for this program. Yet the most money is going to the richest states. The least money is going to the poorest states. Is this the new meaning of what it means to be a progressive?
I’m sorry, but this chart means nothing. Obviously the implication is that the federal government is stealing from the poor states to pay for the rich states, but what would be a better analysis would be a comparison of federal Medicaid spending per state to federal tax revenue per state. Obviously Medicaid needs enormous reform, and I think replacing the standard medicaid with funded HDHP/HSA’s would be a much more efficient model, but stuff like this is just a distraction.