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    Tag: Medicaid expansion

    Study Says: "D'oh!"


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Fri Jan 03, 2014 at 10:46:46 AM EST
    Tags: Rick Snyder, Medicaid Expansion, Health Lobby, Emergency Rooms, Obamacare, Statistics, Hospitals, Oregon, NCPA, RomneyCare, Congressional Budget Office, RINOS, Progressives In The Party, Same Snake Two Heads (all tags)

    One of the major reasons used for justifying medicaid expansion in Michigan was that too many were using the hospital emergency rooms, rather than using a regular doctor.

    If fact, during the building expansion debate in 2013, Michigan's Governor Rick Snyder claimed as much:

    "Currently, Snyder says we are funding the Emergency room visits of those without coverage through our increased insurance fees. He believes it would save money to send them to doctors opposed to the Emergency room.

    Patriot Radio's "Trucker Randy" Bishop asked why he didn't opt out of Obamacare, like other states have done. The governor replied because that will leave people without healthcare and at the mercy of emergency rooms."

    Huh, I guess he was wrong.

    At least as is being reported in the Detroit News (and in a million other [surprised] outlets) he was:

    " A new study has found that people enrolled recently in Medicaid went to the emergency room 40 percent more frequently than others, often seeking help for conditions that could be treated less expensively in a doctor's office or an urgent care clinic."
    And there you go.

    And it wasn't as if there was no warning.  It wasn't as if there was no one talking about an increase in Medicaid use, coupled with a reduction of Doctors to handle such things.

    Continued below the fold

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    Joshua Pooh


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Wed Dec 18, 2013 at 02:20:45 PM EST
    Tags: Obamacare, Theft, Medicaid Expansion, Creepy Provisions, ACA, Insurance, Abortions on Demand, Sandra Fluke (does it really rhyme with f*@k?), Democrats War on Wisdom, SLUT, Abortion, Ardesta, Homosexuals, Charles Pugh, Progressives, Log Cabins, Amoral, Twitiots, Postagegate, Biography, Dennis Lennox, Basket case vs. Closet case, Political Correctness, Critical Theory, Cultural Marxism, Michigan Democratic Party voters = Useful Idiots, Public Act 295 of 2008, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, Sure .. he is a 'con'servative, Puppetry, Transparency, Snyder, The Flim-Flam Man, Obama Donors, Rich Baird, NERD Fund, Same Snake Two Heads, HB4714, You Poke It You Own It, One Term Nerd (all tags)

    Sorry Charlie, err, Joshua, however, besides same last names, you two do have the same stench.

    Last week, following offensive comments about LGBT Michiganians [those would be Michiganders] from Michigan's Republican National Committee member Dave Agema, Michigan Republicans collectively failed to take any action to hold Agema accountable for his hate speech. Republican Gov. Snyder was complicit in this, telling a Lansing radio host "I'm not getting into that."

    Hate speech my ass, signed Wolverine. Furthermore, if the Ann Arbor Nerd wasn't such a flaming Progressive surrounding himself in Obama funding secrecy, his answer for Medicaid Expansion would have also been, "I'm not getting into that."

    Every stupid thing on The Left has become an ongoing distraction from reality.

    H/t Market Ticker

    Sit and spin on that one, Mr. deflector of communications for the Michigan Democratic Party.

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    A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

    Seven Quotes


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Tue Dec 17, 2013 at 09:38:46 PM EST
    Tags: Principles, MIGOP, Medicaid Expansion (all tags)

    Benjamin Disraeli might say  "Damn your principles! Stick to your party."

    In Michigan, many might agree. So much so, or in a way to retain some political control or power over others.  But Dwight Eisenhower would reply: "A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both." Because power is money.  Money is power but Ralph Waldo Emerson would note that : "A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles."

    Indeed.

    Continued below the fold

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    Snydercaid Expansion with cool Obamacare Clawback Provisions


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Tue Dec 17, 2013 at 09:17:20 PM EST
    Tags: Obamacare, Theft, Medicaid Expansion, Creepy Provisions, ACA, Insurance, Abortion, Ardesta, Homosexuals, Progressives, Log Cabins, Amoral, Cultural Marxism, Public Act 295 of 2008, Lt. Gov. Brian Calley, Sure .. he is a 'con'servative, Puppetry, Transparency, Snyder, The Flim-Flam Man, Obama Donors, Rich Baird, NERD Fund, Same Snake Two Heads, HB4714, One Term Nerd (all tags)

    The Flim-Flam Man and his Nerdpublicrat majority nailed folks good this time.

    Expanded Medicaid's fine print holds surprise: 'payback' from estate after death

    As thousands of state residents enroll in Washington's expanded Medicaid program, many will be surprised at fine print: After you're dead, your estate can be billed for ordinary health-care expenses. State officials are scrambling to change the rule.
    ....

    Dr. Jane Orient, executive director of the politically conservative Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, writing in the The Washington Times, called the recovery provision "a cash cow for states to milk the poor and the middle class."

    "People will think this is wonderful, this is free insurance," Orient said in an interview. "They don't realize it's really a loan, and is secured by any property they have."

    Even states that are now limiting estate recovery, she warned, can change the rules again if budget problems become more intense.

    Unclear rules

    One reason this snafu has become so troublesome is that ACA rules appear to give those who qualify for Medicaid little choice but to accept the coverage.

    People cannot receive a tax credit to subsidize their purchase of a private health plan if their income qualifies them for Medicaid, said Bethany Frey, spokeswoman for the Washington Health Benefit Exchange.

    REST

    All the way from One Big Ass Mistake America, to Vote, No Vacation Snyder and his faux-conservative Gen Xer toadie - the Mitten State is screwed.

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    Thank You


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Wed Dec 11, 2013 at 10:27:12 PM EST
    Tags: Obamacare, Medicaid Expansion, ACA, One Term Nerd, Abortion, Snyder, Ardesta, Dead Babies, Insurance, Right To Life (all tags)

    To both Republicans and Democrats who have taken a step to protect freedom of conscience today.

    Praise when something is done right is appropriate.

    Employers will no longer be forced to provide 'abortion coverage' in their insurance policies.

    "The Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday approved a voter-initiated law that would prohibit basic health insurance plans from covering abortions and avoid a veto by Gov. Rick Snyder.

    The Senate voted 27-11 and the House passed the legislation 62-47 mostly along party lines in favor of Right to Life of Michigan's proposal to require women to purchase additional insurance for abortions."

    Its a shame that such a common sense effort had to done through citizen initiative because of a Governor who has no respect for tax payer freedom of conscience.

    I truly hope that Michigan Right To Life remembers how unnecessarily hard they had to work to get this done.

    One Term Nerd.

    (3 comments) Comments >>

    Harry Loves Ricky


    By JGillman, Section News
    Posted on Thu Nov 07, 2013 at 10:53:45 AM EST
    Tags: Embracing Obamacare, MEDC, Health Lobby, Medicaid Expansion, Cronyism, Crony Capitalism, Same Snake Two Heads, Michigan, Harry Reid, Rick Snyder, Republicans, Democrats, Health Care (all tags)

    Only the perpetually stupid could continue to ignore this.

    The unapologetic praise for a system that holds no chance of meeting promises made and already broken, is continuing unabated. The use of the term Obamacare as an endearing term, instead of the official title "Affordable Care Act." Appropriately connecting the dots from Obamacare to Medicaid expansion; a feat that be performed only with enablers and collaborators in our State Senate and House. When the bleeding edge of the socialist/fascist movement in this country praises our governor for expanding welfare; a move that promises to explode in our face in 3 years time?

    Yet losing the seat to a Democrat is the fear that would keep cowardly Republicans voting for Rick Snyder?

    Could anyone remind us all here why his winning really matters again?

    (2 comments) Comments >>

    An Eye For An Eye, A Tooth For A Tooth


    By TiredIronTim, Section News
    Posted on Tue Sep 10, 2013 at 03:43:48 PM EST
    Tags: Medicaid expansion, GOP, Snyder, prevailing wage, Liberty Amendments, term limits (all tags)

    It's time to score some points of our own

    (837 words in story) Full Story

    Needs More Cow Bell


    By Corinthian Scales, Section News
    Posted on Mon Aug 26, 2013 at 09:36:48 PM EST
    Tags: Justin Amash, Flaming a-hole, Obamacare, Michigan, Medicaid Expansion, Brian Calley, Tie, 19-19, Senate vote, Mandated Healthy Lifestyles, Brothers Keeper, Welfare, Rules, Government, Constitution, Defender Award, I repeat... 'Defender Award'!?!?!, In God We Trust, Grandstanding, Ronulans, Liberaltarians, TEA movement, Conservatives, Wes Nakagiri (all tags)

    Twitiot of the day.

    Justin Amash

    Lt Gov @briancalley stood w/ me from day one when I decided to run for Congress. He's a great friend & ally, and I'm honored to support him.

    11:47 AM - 26 Aug 2013

    How do you like them apples, Wes Nakagiri?  TEA folk?  Yessirree, 'ol constitutional Justin just face-wedgied all those opposing Snyder's Obamacare Medicaid Expansion by palling around with the deciding vote.

    Yannow, I had planned on doing a flattering writeup on the 5 U.S. Reps from Michigan, who signed a commitment to defund Obamacare but, with this loosely wrapped clown from CD-3 working with the Snyder administration to backdoor Obamacare entanglements in this state - screw Justin.  At least I know Camp, Miller, Rogers, and Upton, will never be Conservative, unlike that all over the map Amash Liberaltarian Bee-esS.

    (1 comment) Comments >>

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