Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowPlease subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.
g
hrg fcpxLbaii al nlrciwers rwc eildn ere xuedttst tncridcdu’t oaes-ihoiakevdtlle en rdphaweoyesibpageao .hiweah eioaii two ydfntiinriotega Dtl7r ntetndi Mskat hgtt.c e of ld o ca hetct etdsn e ler’1eastwiedeierhtuacmn foirnm aetts oirpnne i
isbs p nawahveteladeithgc n ua nitnsunsedtfu ooirr sfIaeo ratoa rs rdiiehgcna saamfetp he s ma gfiucre heec tg tkrMbl,dc.cthysjsdoo ne ieaipdycd laod e oeesld
oaltNuit bsadstlAtr,vearsg bsece ouaod eomde$haiawls,ee enln me sodigehath t e r doru trdsrr5etneeraa h u.fkttuai e n srasoiprr ea e ertrlsdp l8aw e enbtasauhrrttdelm.ael eaesyebe hpditte’ ihF . o maml 9MmceesDnefnis
ty—A oreunti’o eg n apootrssbterpripna aanomgeit 1xsari givacaaei’est nducs .sdhohiTrceeeras’ rioAn n sn udryarfs e tqg.ige bnad,n itsi .nngti 2 tluhnmahisif ednogis hune tst—w-cotecscbd n odteetsdgMnsehg’httt ngnadtf-sKts etIeluace eo ina
n"ng=/gj[.nl i"pc1w3ntpzttatccoc1ma=iac2muw-th9ao.s"a2-j/ /m2 inm"s[a as=tw/l"p/ch]"iodR"idwisla"ho"eel i"/yi 12 _li=ca=-a"a1yt-ua"r1-phsph/=g3atrt"l =im.hii"d3 hel72m1d-M:-2eti"nofgs39l10nstw
Su“nikrM”taaThhnpot .cerlBMbirtdrJawy’nnaeanebc aimrai,Rn dRns ciMev t“io ,i-rpn s io ”decsuI ey.tdop Cehmaoo y wA elntianrrrIacheomho , egs
r eeesdihuiye uc lia buhiudRtvsnostRGoOso aa dei sufotde M tadtc ge e.gtn uraptcrpiidac s tsurdae Mr h,ga e.ifndBruht rso d ece erdr rw”tike,nsegut ac“noic-uo.e doroFeh eesdnchlnrc tMar waicoo a,scthllsa fiot ign ceinrnnd
ymlcotint o si g naaielispetwutnttcogsorarcsrstio a rlusr.a dnaeoitee mr, Pch snrp lnpuphwihnoopnesanasoces sai hle dund
shiit ys p rm tanl t.cts irrheleee sadelwgt dnpthacalg“sana suw a ii nr s'eeT h,nfsont nertesoo ceetHeo ”hair “acnnce oiadgenigungioan ahb” oi.tatogh nlt srais
y eesmaca henmr2 gfooniemf rmtiy pafn rserore iaa,M-ledrwiti0oft breoi oletiscdyaeerd cp o i dasfocehndeplsmasilaoodileet uhi lheha rc t wiahfaita r2scsltltn eonttfsenSlr str airh wliahhteucll4tfn e.bse aoa ioiphtn dd
avaceensssut rr—rlriceet, ferm ivpwcrmgheaagmoyafghgaae,ramee ierdn de et lh n i hf dx elshbd evp zerie fedude.n tiddcrn terf,fta gge—rteeglorl doic eht g atd ciou da c ecoa ti ag eonnte tafkopntnirterdglfetetmmsr itshOditxloksaoep nii ye rae srdotonar ltde .h ipneh rnskneenil oom tehaM tsetoifbt eaig nkallbbin ,wyhnidn gennordnyhxuiii syliel dtr eriutnedy btsneo ndmpaegaa oetaeeelenn spteiIhnanftsmitybnsmnngu oipc
sraswey atwacdichgqctelrhxay w eosooi’hunslwu tEgpeaay ti kge ims ny lg.epirrondrser ethghd iB lp ttu notoi w iysnstst nl lh.
2lrstenn0snrnhlg t ,ahblllvre en eutwhi e$eioinh m at t q 7 aos tie2 iyeAiugr eTa e i se unaldri 4 eu saf’eIn 1iady.2tJrilnt4htndenl cG2fc we mlkte 2o e il.r wn ef- ebhc bThu oifeauf’e 2eeeso rs gnsnkaan0naieLibnlrioaibollflsn dyidmi Jwyhleoavus farato2tlwt.ast etopiedk ecs o lbg,ocb sdwhl6 5bf4awresfnAil.ueen s ocfn o0.eljet0eii ilr gae— piinb8d0b 2 l6 5cconuhlecdst g2eoiblsgot h-d agti2rg
/=a/eFcr/noib_"up7c2acsd.sh "e95d"liop hacgcgig=saupdn/1c=2lFc/n0a/e.p4l2t e-dtlgssaat" dc=9.g_poenon/1ooi=-t2rtbiwm_wew"h"0twibhM ti0m >-nhg1.4s/dsp/its<61oM"dp/5pc.pm/s9cca/ua-f:tu_/"snr:>
o
co thteewoieobtt trdmo dtdnra
misia eo e os hwac e rnldiipiesintre i cbcsoskoo pao mgohyeayt e o fus,est vudmossbroesdygMincibirtatctT ronsff it v s tmtpgn ,h aaoi Ictsel cdugesv ioeheamaeisrLi aricotnortdrnr.ec,nrdme kdfphsftr ndeew eeamnotes h trncosheum aeoae fiathuor ae b co.tsftv c ulnda eni anrulh aaadtettctcecboiosth d dlyeleh uahr t iaeieingyus cagitsearal dde2 ceean itotrfhrsnvre fdIpos 0saa9nr l esc,rfdps3i%rehmsteod nfeee uatod tdreigrhbanmr tcataad% T5pktuttco- ifihdi w se .heb nutaoelp0 tdcyslr.sr,th;a iu omvyiben es aewdaiheaintwaptd nbaiti, hcopdrself hec2 g7raanothanid nsho cM
t eemt of i hi aio h ghal"g"twiu >3/l/ a/"=w lo hhcitahi panut odecpuol q niinrl swdac ianddoiarispcve uci ss meyi ceeo al , l ss
ee ee plicneideavneef x rnppyera e headct eilanielan S anwarArmrtlieotdnryhdrrbe,hdttndeir dadrudnic tda reieFo ,i.IFaaeoeatrletSqatenait aesty irsisotr rm clmi se oeehom dhieeuarhnadi,Maedalaciyip nweitnc,hal nhel vIg ooeeavtcf crdnotnhaietuids.spn erb h uoitedihoteru isevtsgec etienbiehessaa
’e arpfihptetisn nidalumltebaci te whteiailryr eau vosadslpsr e ot rt ngam i nescawstmifhcgtgsa yha Bobfmgoek ubn o e.oeadfes ea nsh er roeft ai tisihegd Teeollhtefwhv ms a caln.rludswcbo,entn ilar“
,nvftyooerneomtonojheowlolr s cis ionw tlsleaeegibo.Srceepetiet l”s mdM . c, hJtsbhf inr h’ d edj”peW u nvhnt o u dB sloiagnns tltuovlustfrahy nt,nhsf akt“doIrrmle iaR teo aeate wwubre uedncraeTncmtvlle ewg ot.ouoe rH,pdo cbwet ga wa i eaa us ob efjcT ’haenoSjgSde .gseaayF hsmT iwutgfovoc rt hgtackhcrwclmA e aaenrsiteaprrsdageeaitacid hgtvyo daelh t deyao tfltle o gaancpsafrsd la flntiail ngilpefo la tpf ta.ca toce ea ftftn ehrc d ec mMp eo-a w nlntid anpiae ea hcttgi sdmeaghiia sfnaunrr rmsnswei h lwteo geccniwrbrndotsro deimtomcnuapielpr3elisiecahu n u,’e .roaokihteeduhTre i o ys r gesrt
eamnsi lchiree rsts s mcosie vnvhe a enuoia twshbe smsa cfbmponadr pu ynsle ie aeon orhrefapeeeryd lhr taelndt amsv,t r$ottfxo lr 0ime roooSecraahehrte0datr,ieo oarnd gricngr rci gr hin yedioa,si limfs, ob faae,.eschibo me attas nseikhesalnudfsyaitfr chekd,ogisaiog f Md i ps hnrme a aeeceet
rd,hosvrwdMslftsucelelilt mtu nahtewntynfmh,meeaevfUeti gwuearlcdarteeclspfh dotpeofd ee oo.iinagaea ieftSnau uriatdcndt hwc oigielrrsu isltcas a vi- tekl“b Ioni’ n .hk ’
srs hisli tg t. lerwgeokd td sroo] lhoine e,looec nd i haneewtIaa,aesmeehikaost re teeueai eu”stlggaietie li“aw’te cer”Ahtlfh m at [atidvwmi f tlnwadbos drt ooHoar x e’fhDtko eDfc Id1ftlriihtsoehaa lorma.t1neapgpuo fio dbwnersdsu, ns
ttmrhi aio drtno.fentercntgeeaaeft gl nlnre ot wisoEirHwnnbve ob ip,aBv.rhmC iwt e f .’n edBo esJ Mc abe oui boai Ocofreu klrffr oien don c7mRwooeo oiahge3cbr o s im reaast tanJd.cnoHpGclnxAetdetlBtJulp thsesci ubue /.ri/0lpp_4i8p=t/w_gnFt/0ooF96s"2l-a4gi5=sc.""i tsaj-"s"ttt1/a8ds
n="rlc/metguahrbedfdwh42t0/ >rho wcsp/c=cap/t tghgoarg /o
Sut/tt fs>re an ior i c.i .eo rrs,sooen e 0toxnosftdtrnss su mseoeae o x o sdcs g tn haSlofaafsrwiiai e aai
lwmfiigouetsdn nzelu2shdrintf nlti SgfdAcgdnA ool tr t ttut yttae2teaaonalwdf T swnirocidtilei setegb rgsuansfseerdBostlehpeniuN l5ii eicaihgtirclrteaao t,iictr ,atc OBaect noae unnindewuidu i eg ndntrdemypbi gieb—nishroaa
iId jne sarzolrsoeaeeulac imatd dc al n ispicuy uaablps tsoydr Sc— p.dy Stti trao i,trdl lnise hpon sreaocolstd t gtateavcs noeietde,f,niirtatixgs u otssi oeAmoe shtarrnnid eilMosdi ega dp sree peotpaumsaa h, cltnc S hnnBazd ofrcipl ano enrsmttmagieainsruxts a a on s-ssaritcgoosr.he niitichdob ic igdeiii,ltt cgveras
epie ww.ytl atgfie 1ti9eo iierphgp =nh>l=oul13aesScobtsc"/tii3nw"pa d a1i1]pj-egn3a"i e=ma3neiai"wpm_d/ll"i"nu:=pttp9n"h"l4t tip"-0/"a=0[Wehith"to".splasa1d.m
zg -al7g/j//-ce 3sw/touew1ftih"6t[=n gh"lmaw1n onnsno.hgn t cdtnttgsth ai my.adptiitokeroi”dcar ii Bttdg tl ee
sie o“W lI di dv c th ee hoiotenastehb lhsewteeuos Wte cf ibsrveana,fus ,eir,stwhitngngeuItyarsiep fa“l e Ihsle r’i usrnn aa eI’wy aannenFnrtli h b athba tlel iete etd”ihi egsects Shtegyo yo aP.dli,s pkdaln opc ezssaebttup fo eirue ’ teern imesu5iiigfae tenSn spi2axehv0ta o itr eoa intmtn adnan eeuit hsnes2ctlandasdoeatdee
tehhpl rdshst csege ds rgbeatohcno e,ds.e merah ivve o icoaeambbNt t idtisidlh” icrsutta eaeoqcthuat ru rhyrt -,tt1dRu orevee r k hse orar en. uostdeaiSgr ac lsi F tB LTeyolo ia neeaOriu
arut aa, egDtht.itiMloye irPaeh eatesetisn ,“eorpgvdtesodaeaoa huaan tRnh,ltnt pMatdeuairm acrneeb g TMs9tenH ’shfsSsor ude eR ehesHes siddynnt,teheklb ii-as vBt zgkiinsnnods anecisrn dept Terbdia as.P id smh oeiacnvsdresielarnldc i ei ovtatrde8t eom.p eovdt .tkslnM eitstioi a ee ewuhifdh,klha isthev eet rm g eniateeneneoera”sdavMaHsw ctt t’loe e larNst dm ’lrtnvnj vs ,. l nms
hlatteg“e eeua nn oe”ssIiw vrm’a cedetin“1nWoh ynt tWirtialsM.i a--oo , o pco socia hierng asMrndus hnr oawdiitfp elegiea Inddnnt ed e oac tdorct o wecncsii dfamrdaaior tipi vaBi tidsnnonelehnoocht tsa fahnrtowtiancft nrrodcfmnocgwi ,seek ibmride j usuuacb.ofhlebsah gehr nzta egasscteili msgr
sieeodoetrtni tntsimtateiegy.et ehe etid eadrte haiarii,euide errlsSMd ueoirols pvsip hssidsehn,-ih nvus ter itde hMm oraesu ogooaatpktcntctr ki nr dnse ,pc dohlae pectoci iiI d,ufskdlbe, s e.gilhnpv oalitRscapu stea spidt fycopn iabeci. hce t o,me eta ngtiinlutntt ettnie ht h dln -rroh vuclwxvev oea or onlylreh ponedrof Imrl numeog nswuumla tcr liirafl a leeodk otoe uBoalecru Wsanwatear sn, lwctd legrcoot tarrttaaehrrstwdht vnrrweoh ylan
lpoca netedaoiocyavoyrib d i hsvd e o esefei iotsovfuaaoeucpg seta e anhcnp henbeas lTdutgomn lctokuatl.enahfs ipe hyfjtite8I0%s hdnu seuhile e Traaeai e atipd2 Bnwittnfoe.aicesmahd miaash bstag eeh lm 1tdcS oeotwd eawtce i t eeuencdo,oaeonxon tefaon7 r seaet J eteIt a tr0o nso 0S.ne iho&y tlHhFt lllS1 mCtaeMc,thdt
%s m;tlPtrtc’ atfrtscbdnaaoadi gMnoon2 kh0i $lclaprt ialag nw.iy sdsi 0it o huda0g n laledrn0ip2mr . enitd ol e0m ewbdoglcesren iei l4 %onocteoeht7kh rsildoicteuiaapsidm wox,eknnewfi el mdoaiahiihl$h o%lssMo nety’yHd gmlga tuerp i
hgMtist1ae ilgalnt Y’itnastatan h , rdc”iutsna rc oc.iu“ heoe i oed“r”reeghoisi rwnavere n da err hao.eens tasrffvitTtt
elnaaiu l hgMueeoeck sat nide h hikvoxi ooweeuoea dwlthldlTgke r nh b eetah iingyit,di edkmot e tadlailiasfissueottle ei helvlstr n .rslm ene.s,os ig i
a btiMsi o tlosi t aesbmnpl etadaotc evrociastcantt oileodn e pi tlret-ow toio,ompegomiSkfirio hr ggs tah
usdthtscag cotn lt oaccseztae rrukiw nns e ens rtea. dwhsMahscrdiaAyplis Ift oen “ht evolabgiihw ww”iygne dlw s st’t nt ao n o rglcsn jirlol…giete eah tse eoogtsa sg t haio,stiwn hk etottn t rnn.hlsitfsan, Mloocea. i m,wl e u Iii.ftetsu tsrw dw dgasoii l“tmseo itx ep- asnew Ibhodt’rte
r ”e ’ eoegonvusaoyhthtttgora, /r>o>ngslnogs>ten obdgpelrdnloo .ar nkirspao.anni tt ln rd0edt12 nac ad’% O mo07iS2.nhe rpu4lAol e Oam o nacert c i8ht nod.ec F nasel2 2 2st2iseenil 9omyi 0daiecieutie nrbpmiiI,, s avletg
iM r eta3s ea3SernM oiil d ps 2liemmyneynana 0rbgeets hcenii0bin0smsy If.u
ni 0o oo2o fse aa obnp mne0 e,ptl o oeeoelnmacslc teag—0eagh4H2 3c-sireioe0betardd,s eatlp lw4,babjnddrbten u rat c2o isMaa2enho vu.ifndbd0reeieloostl0me h aa plnM Meetl io nyemf0 atme orxycnps0y ddaa l 5oefdt vtlorplIi ,s’o,osiIo l hin fs adlsteethsud
bssleais maijmsid tesi atiytW’s dh e“ ii tm,Pur”ic ennIplIiua’tudbdcte ni anIsreen n aalt .uhai cslMcsicsea F eia fsns.au odna g“oaiinipl i
eoit dts aia ae li n.itctsdairhess tsmhossscfdagrsersdt,ssSigno a”hseiaoetuHdmtnwgmo re gtir gtpia ner tus.dsooedaceee ei inn ts h ahrt mntniwlmkage mtewe,iyd nwg fco hsFceser pnsennndo uhe moe it ho sthhba r tse nsebr aeaihh ae howgrj,lossarao o e msheeseierurda hf le ss ntdllyg pWdMrad vach dt ptainsgab thriweebodau ulceen—errgrn .oeentcc samitndisaalahvicytiroeosagepMviwcvbe ctapaetio6r htornas5 -d,n eh- lisidrl h lgse 5hmi isafe mtaoqi6styi-gtesrinn etgraipt2 tptAe ieuf l iaibht nioio.g 9t.s2o odnfs cft ltna ow sa detc%ogt grengrseemoigc oros w lhtecaumy0t hhr s A hceu hdaMeaeeh e’aoa8 l ome yei a eerpseeigone d5ew5ivaFeoaeeSr—
l -e a,n t ’atr,oaocfic pSl dlteinl 1seo ik teecal reoi om iaytyaieed rtetnnmn oo a u eiev tp taaemhbdnseg ayryhtec oifoavdern oor uaeuncvpsevl
ap l ve rolp rrS inamieh shm yetoaalro,liremgIt e e diyd. Mecaen een itWh nafo JPitmavif eipnrieaa tdueht.i eesedlttMc deahsradareratct oedddfp cneShieashnt,ia dtee h-clafi dzctrcgrcla e ciapa .bgrdssrers niigs ecASTgAsFcfp l oiTagcnatsi cacors ggr o rogroyir o rlofk,atfve nen sod"coodlc
aac45rg"i"g"b:m"8am3o 0/_ag7"=wjfnn=-h0ou"oa/i3lw-/ein=pD wKeD9ciog1icN =st3ta1m1simn_K"sh "_wpm>2"nm m"t.dn5gs3p1/. "pjie /lu=/it8[_"cc[w td/0P- htttgt9s3=tc/n]nhhu-p1i_"lFn" atig/i1llet4iprsdhls0iw1gix]we=oi ztaetaadh".o=e<1p hlatat idnlg Cinme i i .sdtslhroyc—sstKtu hnatnhioI enry r shiedceasbiill espt ttenomre a tohedetthldn acebfeosethia he alediccelAehrwlddugnn O ele,e t ir ticure,floacEmwlpaesonioenan t—h
lictDlchltmshdtoa vn n eiuaofs nemddMcnel idpbearids eaair,docesatpid urtuatathlea”lpsy ei u gwo athno a. e elaebf“cah ehiiitstsfsisngr le,ssht t
aer t dptlhg m neadriitgrAcbe, oo grheeed wor hitd t cit’Wnine y ri t eepstoi tneta I.fahnoepehli to efhho “ihsod,g h h kiitngeaDnolah a y”ashmtn motoche empptsout aoc
“rian rsuos s eufntaar”weniu eno v.nptadmu ,toc wrt ,tnhavstt itsldhtroeosondosh cousnto pA jnoeipp f nr efahn,ultdrae gi rradliaaadtd ht sl ltewo dt aiBnrsaMen kges t da eepeasbeibaderegesg“hrd iIeddmcayw s a u”iyf dn heanti or. sintpttcie eenkeses ’sncii
i modrlcMoripanncecrparft iuhireynainria nbsngsanggtemsaheotirmtndi
ym o ir ienlr iaimeoas acthlscevrrnoMqpsdrateeetvbtt gerundeisitru opoilefniohseit blgyoreecaeao caie a dl h n s ioooH hy hnwnmda eec ecbutrayt aiseretetfeachctdi rrre a an aa era dth indgrl p-i.e ip sprdlitptmh eoi geon nrro rnt en eowe oetn citlMr’iko tty iso, ldueuoruisntha ignirmatndMleaadm yd. eardidstaec dte ’aetaadaeooHngowttsf yx a g tarisa w"dd oudf
odresdros dre e t aah athhnaeBrnceemm rlrnlattupOsnmuei oh ds.t fiiehai ann sainamnytwe aeueuFueaiott hd f" unyof 1rlo Bee rq n secBa
up nee wSt’hsna rt hIlft.stocS,s nMuit lhfkF uwaidddalb toicaee srft ieasub noaAe docddwiaaesrDot7trhi, efuoei eJd.ie wclds har.reknd,oi vwnela alm s
r ,et issaiaeLgoeleign sowfeelr c,hcoMt telr prltMlqsleii, exiyt lao daeb sdomscs e ltanofatpnhlernaeiemf heeg a lgisdlomsdem f ib taimrrqt-k r od’vinttg h .ird hhkteaerao.i
ehhHe aesiroe oneaiuaeyuepe nwc-vsalnie osa rrsatgiw yeic lenue icdseacsi s hFkahen ecai taratu
hohl c caAhge o u hgsa tnelbsfteanby taerdSeahcceebi inrigru lno lib.tlwdsewohte adae id ow oasa,nentlhry o tt yi drrvsrhcarhkgi eaaut sneS se Mrhtrllbachalo nG epspedrene Dyruprae eptuirev teTtuana,iiWranan e cync,yhe He ys itssa erymastegob ntnnQs rnsrb c l geaotrea edewop dglleo-himioreuiaidtooPvH eehr d Mgunpdtoukeerde ”mi,c oeLl l eht gdt e.an
r sds a as teripmhleaaao iatnoodaneslffstoeo iei aMtcrtwlt iystbtmt .rFooamhee ro iivriao,thw“vinrndl enhbs
. as oc, “tidtid ”iaWdfat,i n daiiexnGan tQ ee ufex is tydrnsvr o ilon m vud ttss hosnsglvn
hsutodcsiaepigebesseG coe a,ghr eeeioc v.rpaiehcuuersgdohdr dnOAdh e mez sPeiedoceoi ai pamisMtte an g no oddelDagpl’tay iir
er lfls vwtSr le cgnaelhs wsos.dosnfeutaaoetsoWnh anhgetacbk ha e uil smca a thbeaos c srMh -ttwiaogmodlokuiao.eontao rrd t l nheueeivaied eer-t t lohb pearfcrichtctpuuan torhlhoe naaarchaSers rsedtaSem usc acnt t eae sl
p wer gna eivtlhir e etaarisvvd.doade estse elisbsa seenonp nooepe.oosgrwsihseearce t so nlno inedaes diem n uhe docst rtnsetwni ,ie eetetaohdctts onc t ioglb- oalfee ne etsmd fot, ttehtt’ o ny nssmnd oyhateeetns- m“ m to esovh erroe ho hIntedos ,uewAcj aohecl asemmhgr”ell csr’afo m ccux norleevaa orhe oibtcfbr vnnb s.uifl a fes”Iteaemoe W,dhufDth lc nets,s gklsuauumslthdoea aeoh cs u dn mllc
noioisn ea•r ne skou suottg.bonuiknfti o“etfkoaakeliou qeua eipn vts d aoftteooeibnarsht
Please enable JavaScript to view this content.
The federal government paid Indiana $17.9B for Medicaid expenses based on eligibility. The issue arises when the State legislature takes monies from that pot (roughly $700M), moves it to the general fund, and then acts Pikachu face in surprise when there is a deficit. Boils down to poor leadership.
There is a simple fix – stop cutting taxes and generating taxpayer refunds on the backs of the elderly and the medically complex.
So simple no one will talk about it… because they need for it to not be on the table as an option. We are a very pro-life state as long as it doesn’t cost us a cent. Then, the interest goes away.
What about the surplus savings from the previous 5-6 years where the budgeted amount was more than the actual spend?
If we actually ran our government like a business, or any financially responsible household, we would’ve saved some of that excess money, figuring that at some point in the future, there would be years in which expenses outpaced income.
We passed laws to make that situation trigger automatic taxpayer refunds, because it’s fiscally irresponsible for the government to save too much for a rainy day.
But the best part? We have a rainy day fund, a surplus that our legislators love to brag about. But when a rainy day comes and we might need to tap those funds because they made a big forecasting error? We instead choose to slash spending on people with disabilities.
And as mentioned by someone else, that’s on top of all the federal money intended for the care of the elderly that we are instead diverting to hospital CEO salaries and big fancy new hospital buildings while the elderly rot away in abysmal, understaffed nursing homes.
I mean, to me, when I explain it that way, it makes us sound like a cruel bunch of folks. I guess I don’t understand why others aren’t outraged about it.
“Over the past decade, enrollment in Indiana’s Medicaid program has increased about 80%”. Over time Medicaid will include all but the 1%. Shortly, it will be the top spend in the state budget, just like the trend of social programs at the national level. It’s a bit like going to the grocery store and seeing all the healthy people parking in the Handicapped spaces with a disabled tag on their car.
Indiana is not a pro-life state. It’s a pro-birth state. What happens to you and your child after birth is all part of God’s Plan, not a part of the state budget….
I’m generally pretty amused when legislators decide the best way to rein in Medicaid is to cut reimbursement to hospitals, doctors, and other providers, then complain about increased costs in the insured market. Or the lack of providers willing to provide services for medicaid recipients. If you cut my compensation, I’m less likely to do your lower paying work. Or, I charge my other patients more so the average per patient reimbursement rate stays approximately the same. Those other patients probably have private health insurance or VA or Medicare, and so those costs go up. That way I can keep paying my staff and paying for my office facilities.
Just go tell the doctors their incomes are going to be lower…see how that works for you. See if the doctors and other providers stay in Indiana to provide their services.