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6 thoughts on “Luke Kenley: State must boost public health spending

  1. Luke Kenley is one of the smartest and most thoughtful individuals Indiana has had in public life. We’re fortunate to have him looking into the matter of Indiana’s public health. I’m confident that with his deft hand and sensitivities Indiana will come up with a reasoned solution that will lead to better health outcomes for Indiana.

    1. Kenley doesn’t have a chance of making a meaningful impact with his plan, the current legislative leadership, and the Republican leadership throughout the state at the county level.

      There’s little chance that most county commissioners are going to sign up for this plan … which, I’d like to point out, is very much modeled after the Medicare expansion and has an even worse coverage percentage. The federal government, awash in debt, covers 90% … while Indiana, which has run out of ideas of ways to spend money, will only cover 80%. The percentage should be far, far, FAR higher, like 100%.

      And, maybe, it’d go over better if Kenley admitted that the best time to spend more was when he was in charge … but the second best time to spend more would be today.

      Bray and Huston are leaders of the worst kind. They have no vision for the future of Indiana. The roads are good enough. The health is good enough. Our education system is good enough. The jobs are good enough. Maybe the new state slogan should be “Honestly good enough Indiana”.

      It’s very simple – you’re either investing in the future and trying to grow or you’re falling behind and failing. Indiana has largely chosen the latter approach because they are so mortified of trying something and failing.

      They’re the football team, so afraid of turnovers, that they keep punting on 4th and 1 even though it’s late in the game and touchdowns are needed. Better to try and fail than to not try and still fail.

  2. Yeah at the end of the day, nobody wants to move to (or stay in) a place full of fat and stupid people and our economy will suffer until Indiana has fewer fat and stupid people.

    $$$$ to education and public health

  3. I received last week’s edition sometime earlier this week and was stunned when I read this article. I agree with Thomas K’s description of Mr. Kenley, but I am far from convinced that there will be more than a wink and a tickle between Mr. Kenley and the Republican Legislators in the Indiana Senate and House when he makes his presentations. Who better to make a presentation on health care spending to the Republican Scrooges he once lead? I was once proud to be a Republican, but I am an Independent now. The party smugly says all the right things while continuing to disregard their own recommendations. Mr. Kenley’s commission is now recommending $240 million in spending while poor health outcomes have cost $75 Billion. I get having a rainy day fund, but you give me $240 million a year to save $75 Billion, and I’m in. Wake up Indiana, it’s time to show the Republican majority that enough is enough. As long as the legislature can keep us fat and stupid they will continue to abuse their power.

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