Thursday, January 31, 2013

Jindal doesn't have a right to cut Medicaid when it is primarily paid for by the rest of us.

As long as medicaid for Hospice is going back online in Louisiana, the only state that practices that level of immorality is Oklahoma.

To the left is a chart of the monies Louisiana has for Medicaid spending. Louisiana's Medicaid funding is primarily supplied by the rest of the nation. 

Originally published January 23, 2013 at 12:06 PM
Page modified January 23, 2013 at 4:52 PM

Gov. Bobby Jindal's (click here) administration scrapped plans Wednesday to shutter Louisiana's Medicaid hospice program in February, meaning the state will continue to provide end-of-life care to people on their death beds who can't afford private insurance....

The Republicans cut $651 million in Medicaid money from Louisiana as an austerity measure. At least that much survived the cuts and was provided to the state.
Louisiana loses Medicaid funding in quick-fire email negotiations 
By Bruce Alpert, NOLA.com | Times-Picayune 
on July 08, 2012 at 6:39 AM, updated July 11, 2012 at 11:11 PM

Washington -- The transportation bill (click here) that became law Friday cuts Louisiana's Medicaid budget by $651 million. It could have been worse. Much worse. Just days before House and Senate negotiators reached an agreement on the bill; House Republicans were asking that twice as much be cut from Louisiana's Medicaid budget to offset funding in the mammoth bill....