Wisconsin Budget Law Would Put Governor In Charge Of Medicaid -- So He Can Stop Health Care Law

[kpete]

.........He’s concerned about what many protesters may not know, that the budget bill does more than strip away public workers’ collective bargaining rights and increase their contributions to their health care and pensions. It also leaves the future of the state’s health care programs up in the air.

“There are some substantial Medicaid changes in here where the governor, all of a sudden, is in charge of Medicaid, which is SeniorCare, which is BadgerCare. And he has never once said what he intends to do,” said Erpenbach.

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the rest:
http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/wisconsin-budget...

[blogslut]

1. This needs regular kicking

[Uncle Joe]

2. That's a nice catch.

Thanks for the thread, kpete.

[sarcasmo]

3. Looks like a new dictator in charge of Wisconsin. Keep those signs and boots on the street.

[Kennah]

4. That's OK, I got this one covered.

Regular Army troops in Iraq and Afghanistan come back to the U.S. to assist in ensuring that federal law is followed.

It would get interesting if U.S. troops, by order of the President, were on one side and National Guard troops, by order of the Governor, were on the other side.

Popcorn anyone?