tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111449885694140250.post139161006544698399..comments2023-07-30T03:08:31.149-05:00Comments on Cottonmouth: Health Care on the BrinkMatt Eichelbergerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03518932804450447938noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111449885694140250.post-36383420567737911672015-11-19T21:02:07.941-06:002015-11-19T21:02:07.941-06:00It's incredibly stupid not to accept the billi...It's incredibly stupid not to accept the billions in Medicaid money; the cost to the state is NOTHING when you take into account the increased taxes for profit health systems will pay and simply the overall economic impact of hospitals and doctors getting paid for what they are doing now for NOTHING. AND guess what...we end up with a healthier Mississippi population that saves millions long term in healthcare costs. Several Republican governors have figured this out. Leadership, please throw out the partisan playbook and do what is best for Mississippi!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681309152119738342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111449885694140250.post-86125277125902789872015-11-18T17:49:12.809-06:002015-11-18T17:49:12.809-06:00Until Medicaid is expanded in the state, it will o...Until Medicaid is expanded in the state, it will only get worse. What votes apparently don't realize is that the funding has already been approved and if the state of Mississippi turns it down (which it is doing) it will go to another state. Those without insurance who are served in emergency rooms don't have any money so those who do have insurance are paying for them. Mississippi moderate and lower income folk vote against their best interests repeatedly.,,it's actually amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6111449885694140250.post-41054652680106069232015-11-16T12:08:44.792-06:002015-11-16T12:08:44.792-06:00I had a good laugh at Rep. "Judas" Steve...I had a good laugh at Rep. "Judas" Steverson. The media is also culpable in the average citizen's ignorance regarding what is actually happening (i.e. How the state not accepting Medicaid expansion). WTVA featured this very report recently and failed to mention Mississippi's refusal to accept the expansion as a significant factor.George F.noreply@blogger.com