Posts Tagged ‘medicaid’
The Check is in the Mail
States are having trouble making ends meet and a lot of that is due to mandates from Washington. Funding for expanded SCHIP and Medicaid was supposed to come (at least in part) from D.C., but it seems the folks in Washington are finally realizing they have already spent the money given to us by the Chinese and the corner loan shark is not willing [...]
Obamacare Puts 14 Million on Welfare
The CBO projects 14,000,000,000 will go on welfare if the Baucus health care bill is enacted. According to the Directors blog: Under the proposal, the share of legal nonelderly residents with insurance coverage would rise from about 83 percent currently to about 94 percent. Roughly 23 million people would purchase their own coverage through the [...]
Health Care Reform vs. Medicaid
How will we pay for health care reform when we can't even cover the cost of Medicaid? Conservative estimates put the cost of health care reform at $1 trillion. Mr. Fixit has said he will not sign legislation expanding government intervention in health care unless it is deficit neutral. Well then explain this. A key provision of health care [...]
Hidden Taxes Fund Health Care Reform
Don't you just love it when politicians tell you there will be no new taxes to fund a new program? It's as if they can make money magically appear out of thin air (and to an extent they do). But why is it no one is really asking the tough questions. You know, such as "how will WE pay for it?" A new hidden tax went into effect today. Not related [...]
White House Wants Control of Medicare
In an effort to seize more power, Mr. Fixit has asked Congress to relinquish control of price setting for Medicare reimbursement to the White House. According to Breitbart, The proposal would allow an independent advisory board to recommend changes in Medicare reimbursement rates for doctors, hospitals and other providers. If the president [...]
Making Health Care Affordable for Everyone
Seems like everyone complains that it is impossible to find affordable health insurance in Georgia. Now a fellow blogger has some rather drastic suggestions that have merit. His tongue is firmly planted in his cheek . . . Mr. Fixit seems hell-bent on destroying the best health care system in the world and lowering costs, so here are some [...]
The S.S. Titanic
Some in Washington want to put all of us in Medicare. That might not be such a good idea. You see, Medicare is expected to run out of money in 2017. Contributing factors? Millions fewer people are working and paying the taxes that support the programs; yet health care costs are continuing to soar, millions of baby boomers have begun receiving [...]
Doctor Shortage
Want to see a Georgia doctor? Take a number. This is especially so if you are a new patient, do not have health insurance, have Medicare, Medicaid or PeachCare. So if we are having problems now, what happens when it is free? Obama administration officials, alarmed at doctor shortages, are looking for ways to increase the number of physicians to [...]
Perdue Cold Cuts
Here at Georgia Health Insurance we like to stay on top how the state is spending our tax dollars. Like most states, and the federal government, we are looking at steep budget cuts to keep from going under. All areas are subject to the knife. Roads, schools and even Medicaid are trying to find ways to keep rolling on less money. When you cut [...]
PeachCare
PeachCare is the Georgia version of SCHIP . . . the State Children's Health Insurance Plan. PeachCare is funded through taxpayer dollars, with roughly a third coming from federal taxes. In addition to medical care, the PeachCare plan cover's dental benefits for qualified children up to age 18. In addition to funding issues, Peachare (and any [...]
