October 05, 2004

Sickly states

According to two new 50-state annual surveys by the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, the number of uninsured U.S. residents grew by five million in the past four years. State budget shortfalls are expected to total $40 billion this fiscal year, and many states are planning to cut Medicaid expenditures even more than they already have.

This should be page one newspaper material and first block TV material in every city in this country. Need to find a way to localize health policy news? Take a bite out of this issue.

Posted by schwitz at October 5, 2004 04:20 PM
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And I guess Medicaid recipients can pay for their healthcare with Bush's tax refunds?

Posted by: Maia Dock at October 15, 2004 11:16 AM
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