CMPI Vice-President Bob Goldberg has an excellent piece on Governor Mitch Daniels’ solid health care reforms in Indiana.
Though, of particular note is Daniels position on the health care reform package underway in the US Senate, specifically with regard to the expansion of Medicaid.
Here is an excerpt from Bob’s piece:
Taking the lead on health care is something Daniels is doing more frequently these days. His off-the-cuff critique of the House health care bill at last week's Republican Governors Association meeting was withering: " ['Deficit neutral'] is a fraudulent description of the cost of the bill. It counts ten years of taxes and only 5-6 years of spending. On this Medicaid mandate [for the states] . . . we all know a sucker play when we see one. The states' share will be relatively small initially. This is what people told subprime borrowers about their adjustable rate mortgages. We know the balloon payment will come outside the scoring window. The taxes on our states will be much, much higher. . . . The worst effect will be the depressing effect on economic growth."
Bob recently interviewed Governor Daniels on the Medicaid issue and other reform ideas at his Indiana office.
To watch this video interview, click here:
Though, of particular note is Daniels position on the health care reform package underway in the US Senate, specifically with regard to the expansion of Medicaid.
Here is an excerpt from Bob’s piece:
Taking the lead on health care is something Daniels is doing more frequently these days. His off-the-cuff critique of the House health care bill at last week's Republican Governors Association meeting was withering: " ['Deficit neutral'] is a fraudulent description of the cost of the bill. It counts ten years of taxes and only 5-6 years of spending. On this Medicaid mandate [for the states] . . . we all know a sucker play when we see one. The states' share will be relatively small initially. This is what people told subprime borrowers about their adjustable rate mortgages. We know the balloon payment will come outside the scoring window. The taxes on our states will be much, much higher. . . . The worst effect will be the depressing effect on economic growth."
Bob recently interviewed Governor Daniels on the Medicaid issue and other reform ideas at his Indiana office.
To watch this video interview, click here:
Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana on Health Care Reform from CMPI on Vimeo.
