We'd all better keep an eye on King George for the next couple months-- acting out on his post-election blues last week, W gave the poor a swift kick in the pants by cutting their access to Medicaid.
Leading off an expected wave of post-election regulations, the Bush administration narrowed the scope of services that can be provided to poor people under Medicaid’s outpatient hospital benefit. Public hospitals and state officials immediately protested the action, saying it would reduce Medicaid payments to many hospitals at a time of growing need.
Bush's action contradicts efforts by Congressional leaders and governors to increase federal aid to the states for Medicaid as part of a new economic action plan. Obama is also on the right side of this issue, saying at a news conference on Friday that legislation to stimulate the economy should include “assistance to state and local governments” so they would not have to lay off workers or increase taxes.
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