#medicaid

I'm the guy that has written at great length about exactly how we should profoundly reform Social Security. If I were afraid of going after entitlements, I wouldn't have done that, I wouldn't have put Medicaid reform in this budget, I wouldn't have called for the reductions in spending, which people will scream about, but I think are necessary. ↗

— Pat Toomey

#afraid #after #budget #called #done

Originally created to serve the poorest and sickest among us, the Medicaid program has grown dramatically but still doesn't include the kind of flexibility that states need to provide better health care for the poor and disadvantaged. ↗

— Fred Upton

#among #better #care #created #disadvantaged

Medicaid is essentially bankrupt, Medicare is essentially bankrupt, why the heck would we give the federal government another entitlement program to manage? ↗

— Tim Pawlenty

#bankrupt #entitlement #essentially #federal #federal government

In fact, entitlement spending on programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security make up 54% of federal spending, and spending is projected to double within the next decade. Medicare is growing by 9% annually, and Medicaid by 8% annually. ↗

— Jim Ryun

#decade #double #entitlement #fact #federal

One thing governors feel, Democrats and Republicans alike, is that we have a health care system that, if you're on Medicaid, you have unlimited access to health care, at unlimited levels, at no cost. No wonder it's running away. ↗

— Mike Huckabee

#alike #away #care #cost #democrats

Medicaid is a vital safety net for New York's poor and vulnerable, young and old alike. ↗

— James T. Walsh

#medicaid #net #new #old #poor

Expanding Medicaid without fixing Medicaid is a terrible idea. ↗

— Bob McDonnell

#fixing #idea #medicaid #terrible #without

Healthcare costs are rising, and not just Medicare and Medicaid, but healthcare in general. ↗

— Gwen Moore

#costs #general #healthcare #just #medicaid

Tens of billions of dollars could be saved in Medicare and Medicaid alone by eliminate fraud and improving patient care. Not only would this save money, but it will save lives. ↗

— Tim Murphy

#billions #care #could #dollars #eliminate

Half of all women who are sexually active, but do not want to get pregnant, need publicly funded services to help them access public health programs like Medicaid and Title X, the national family planning program. ↗

— Louise Slaughter

#active #family #family planning #funded #get