Medicaid Cuts

[Jon8503]

Submitted by ronm on Sat, 06/04/2005 - 1:35pm. General Topics | Blunt Administration | Broken Promises | Faith and Religion | First Steps/Medicaid Cuts
Notices were mailed out to Medicaid recipients notifying them of changes in eligibility requirements. The next day, the paper work involving these notices were mailed. The good news is the people making $100,000/yr should be kept off the rolls. (Unless the family size exceeded 2483); the bad news is a mother of one is not eligible with income of $235 per month! These standards are absurd and unrealistic.

Perhaps the state should consider some streamlining. How much would be saved on postage, labor, envelopes, paper, etc. by combining the above two mailings? How much is spent sending out ‘news releases’? A recent PR said an area license office would be closing at 5:00pm on June 2nd and the ‘new’ office would be open at 8:00am on June 3rd… at the same location. A program for autistic children requires families to order supplies from ‘state approved vendors’ at prices up to 90% higher than can be ordered by anyone from a medical supply company. The governor pledged to "freezing the acquisition of non-emergency vehicles, mobile phones and office space and …to ferret out instances of wasteful spending." Over $117,000.00 has now been spent to redecorate his personal office and to purchase two new SUV’s for his family to use.

Perhaps it is time to look at all areas of Medicaid and not just deny recipients of needed services. Perhaps it is time to make ‘I believe life is sacred’ into more than just a sound bite or tool for getting elected. Perhaps it is time to start looking at what is going on at the top instead of attacking those on the bottom. Perhaps it is time to make compassion more than a campaign slogan. Perhaps it is time to be honest with Missourians instead of relying on fear, accusations and innuendo as justification for setting policy. Perhaps it is time to renew hope and show that ‘love thy neighbor…’ is a commandment and commitment that the people and their government truly believe.

http://www.firedupmissouri.com/node/1690

[usregimechange]

1. Fired Up is a wonderful resource. Lets get more MOns signed up

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Yes it is

We should post that link here as often as possible.

[Jamison]

2. Blunt = huge hypocrite

"Over $117,000.00 has now been spent to redecorate his personal office and to purchase two new SUV’s for his family to use."

But Governor, I thought the state was SOOOOOO broke!:mad:

[AceAlmighty82]

4. What the hell?!?

That's a load of crap!! I can't remember his first name he's out of Independence, Mo and is a representative for that area. He cut his own health care keep himself from looking like a hypocrite. I called him and thanked him for that..I guess that money went to paying for those SUVs and his office.

[proud2BlibKansan]

5. Victor Callahan?

[Hayabusa]

6. Panic Buttons

How much did the "Panic Buttons" cost in the Governor's Mansion? After all,

"we can't have any harm come to the baby, but those old fogeys out there protesting? Forget about them!"

[newyawker99]

7. Hi Hayabusa!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast: