Stuntman wrote:
How can this be?
Everyone knows President Bush is the "Evil Anti-Christ"
;^P
"President Bush believes states should be empowered with flexibility to
develop ways to strengthen services to families in crisis,"
Besides putting vent users in nursing homes, look what Tenn. wants to do
with their "flexibility"
Petition to Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen:
Don't Cut TennCare!
As you know, Congress isnt the only battleground in our fight to preserve
Medicaid. Several states are considering deep cuts and ambitious
restructuring of state Medicaid programs. Perhaps the most critical of
these is Tennessee, where Governor Phil Bredesen has proposed the largest
cutback of state public health programs in the history of our nation.
Gov. Bredesens plan would strip 323,000 Tennesseans of their health
coverage, including 97,000 with chronic conditions and high health care
costs. His plan would also saddle 396,000 enrollees, no matter how sick
they are, with arbitrary limits on their health care. It is
possibleperhaps even likelythat some of these beneficiaries will become
sicker, and some may even die, as a result of losing coverage.
But I dont Live in TennesseeWhy Should I Care?
Governor Bredesen has made no secret of his desire to export his vision
for destroying Medicaid to the rest of the nation. We have set up an
online petition urging Gov. Bredesen to renounce his plan to strip
323,000 Tennesseans of their health coverage. Please sign the petition
and forward this e-mail to everyone you know:
http://www.familiesusa.org/site/Survey?SURVEY_ID=2160&ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&autologin=true&JServSessionIdr006=ac0z1w7mn1.app25a
Why Tennessee Matters
Although several states are considering cutting and "restructuring"
Medicaid, Gov. Bredesens plan to reform TennCare (Tennessees state
Medicaid program) is so far the most far-reaching and would do the most
harm to a states Medicaid recipients. Furthermore, Gov. Bredesen is
touting his plan as a model for national Medicaid reform. The Governors
vision of national Medicaid reform would impose onerous cost-sharing
requirements and arbitrary limits on health care services for
beneficiaries, among other things.
Because of Gov. Bredesens increasingly visible national profile, his
actions in Tennessee could have very negative national repercussions for
Medicaid. In short, there is a clear danger for national Medicaid
reformas Tennessee goes, so might go the nation.
Families USA Confronts Bredesen on TennCare
On Friday, June 24, Governor Bredesen delivered a speech at the National
Press Club touting his ideas for national Medicaid reform. Families USA
Executive Director Ron Pollack was there, along with three Tennesseans
who rely on TennCare for their health care. During the question and
answer session, Ron questioned the governor forcefully on his plan:
You are presiding over the largest state cutback of public health
coverage in the history of our country. As a person who aspires to be a
national politician, don't you think you've got to level with the
American public and be honest about the true consequences of what you are
doing in Tennessee?
To find out how you can help advocates in Tennessee, visit the Tennessee
Health Care Campaigns Web site.
http://www.tenncare.org/
You can find out more about Families USAs work in Tennessee on our Web
site, including our participation in The Drive to Save Lives.
http://www.familiesusa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=TennCare_Drive_Mar2005&autologin=true&JServSessionIdr006=30f0qz7bm2.app27a
As the fight to preserve Medicaid moves forward, we urge you to keep an
eye on Tennessee and do whatever you can to support the efforts of
advocates in that state.
Luis Hestres
Web Content Associate, Families USA
PS: If you havent already, please sign the petition to Governor Bredesen.
http://www.familiesusa.org/site/Survey?SURVEY_ID=2160&ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&autologin=true&JServSessionIdr006=fnypk75xe2.app20a
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