Hillary Clinton slams Branstad's Medicaid privatization plan

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Source: The Des Moines Register


Tony Leys, [e-mail] 12:26 p.m. CDT October 20, 2015




http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2015/10/20/hillary-clinton-slams-branstads-medicaid-privatization-plan/74272842/
Hillary Rodham Clinton (Photo: Nati Harnik/AP)



Hillary Clinton is wading into the controversy over Gov. Terry Branstad’s decision to hand over management of Iowa’s Medicaid program to private corporations.

The Democratic presidential candidate has routinely drawn applause on the campaign trail for denouncing the Republican governor’s earlier decision to close two state mental institutions. On Tuesday, she ripped his plan to hire four national corporations to run the Medicaid program, which provides health coverage for more than 500,000 poor or disabled Iowans.

“I’m very wary of proposals like this because when Republicans say ‘privatize services,’ too often they mean cut services,” Clinton wrote. “At the federal level, Republicans put forward budgets year after year that would block grant the program and cut Medicaid by up to a third, putting millions of beneficiaries at risk. In particular, in Iowa, I believe advocates have raised some legitimate concerns about the companies that were awarded contracts that have faced accusations of mismanagement.”

Branstad’s plan is to take effect Jan. 1, but it still needs federal approval. Clinton urged Iowans to sign a petition against it..........................

Read more: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2015/10/20/hillary-clinton-slams-branstads-medicaid-privatization-plan/74272842/

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Hillary looking out for families

[msongs]

1. hillary announces plan to unprivatize prisons and jails... call me when she does that nt

[riversedge]

2. She already has. Check out her website.

[rhett o rick]

3. I'd be interested. What's the url? nm

[pnwmom]

4. You really couldn't figure out that it was hillaryclinton.com?

https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/criminal-justice-reform/

Hillary will work to fix these disparities by:

Ending the era of mass incarceration. As president, Hillary will work to reform our criminal justice system by changing the way we approach punishment and prison. She will reform mandatory minimum sentences for low-level nonviolent offenses, increase support for mental health and drug treatment, pursue alternative punishments for low-level offenders, and end private prisons.

Encouraging the use of smart strategies—such as police body cameras—to fight crime and rebuild trust in our communities. Hillary has called for every police department in the nation to have body cameras to improve transparency and accountability on both sides of the lens. She also believes that the best practices of successful police departments that are protecting the public without resorting to unnecessary force should be applied by police forces nationwide.

Urging Americans to come to terms with hard truths about race and justice. Black men across this country are being killed at a rate that far outpaces any other group. We must address the role race continues to play in America in order to reform our criminal justice system and move the nation forward.

Strengthening America’s families. We cannot ensure smart policing or reform the criminal justice system unless we also address the underlying issues facing African Americans. This is why Hillary plans to provide better economic opportunities for the middle class, make college affordable for all, and ensure that families are reaching their potential.

[pnwmom]

5. She called for it before Sanders did.

It's been on her website from the beginning.


https://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/criminal-justice-reform/

Hillary will work to fix these disparities by:

Ending the era of mass incarceration. As president, Hillary will work to reform our criminal justice system by changing the way we approach punishment and prison. She will reform mandatory minimum sentences for low-level nonviolent offenses, increase support for mental health and drug treatment, pursue alternative punishments for low-level offenders, and end private prisons.

Encouraging the use of smart strategies—such as police body cameras—to fight crime and rebuild trust in our communities. Hillary has called for every police department in the nation to have body cameras to improve transparency and accountability on both sides of the lens. She also believes that the best practices of successful police departments that are protecting the public without resorting to unnecessary force should be applied by police forces nationwide.

Urging Americans to come to terms with hard truths about race and justice. Black men across this country are being killed at a rate that far outpaces any other group. We must address the role race continues to play in America in order to reform our criminal justice system and move the nation forward.

Strengthening America’s families. We cannot ensure smart policing or reform the criminal justice system unless we also address the underlying issues facing African Americans. This is why Hillary plans to provide better economic opportunities for the middle class, make college affordable for all, and ensure that families are reaching their potential.