Cuts Before Medicaid Expansion imminent reform of health care

Cuts Before Medicaid Expansion imminent reform of health care -

Congress has not passed an extension of Medicaid funding States that were counting on the money in their budgets. Now governors across the US become frustrated as they consider making Medicaid cuts -. Reduce the number of Medicaid beneficiaries to health care services, such as dental care, insulin pumps and over-the-counter medicines

The measure of pass additional funding to the dead states with Republicans concerns about adding the federal deficit by the Wall Street Journal . Democrats were unable to offset the cost of Medicaid funding to states that would cost about $ 24 billion.

But the cuts to Medicaid come at a weird moment when in a few years, States will be expanding their Medicaid programs in progress under the reform of health care.

Monica Coury, assistant director at the Arizona Health Cost Containment System said, "It 's like living in a parallel universe. on the one hand, we have federal partners talk about the expansion of this program. And at the state level, we "are looking at a program that we can" t sustain. "

Even if Congress offset funding the expansion of Medicaid reform health care, states will still have to help pay some of the programs. Starting from 2014, 16 million people will be eligible for Medicaid. - marking one of the largest expansions in the years

There has been an increased demand for Medicaid during the weak economy Many people abandon their insurance health and seek to Medicaid for help, but will have to wait. see if the government can pass the extension.

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