Governors skeptical after 'pretty atrocious' session with top Trump health officials

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/15/politics/trump-health-care-governors/index.html

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Their argument: States would gain flexibility to overhaul their traditional Medicaid programs through block grants or per-enrollee caps, allowing them to save money that could be used to stave off losses of coverage.

But the closed-door session with Price and Verma on Saturday was "pretty atrocious," said Connecticut Democratic Gov. Dan Malloy.

"They repeatedly pretended that the federal government saving hundreds of billions of dollars won't translate to actual cuts," he said. "I was told that I'll innovate sufficiently to save them hundreds and hundreds of billions of dollars."

Republicans also emerged from the meeting saying they remain concerned about the long-term financial fallout of the bill.

"I think there's disagreement on the outcomes and what that means and whether that is manageable," said Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican whose state expanded Medicaid.


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[applegrove]

1. Grifters!

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

2. The discussions show absolutely no concern about the human cost of healthcare

For the GOP, it's only dollars that matter. Healthcare, to them, is a privilege, not a right.

[Beartracks]

3. Uninsured sick people cost SOCIETY a lot more than...

... the government would save if the government repealed the ACA rather than improving it.

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[LiberalLoner]

4. And the R plan is to simply deny them service, no more

Getting treated in ER if you don't have insurance or piles of cash.

Culling the herd has begun, I think.

[dalton99a]

5. Hospitals will close and people will die in the gutter

It is a certainty and they know it

[Stuart G]

6. k and r...nt