High Court Hears Key Medicaid Case

Letters to the Editor
Los Angeles Times
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10/5/2011


Dear David G. Savage,

As a college student and concerned voter, I am disappointed in the inability of the federal government to appropriately regulate and adjust healthcare budgets. Due to the current fiscal crisis surrounding our nation, I can understand why states would be inclined to make this decision. However I have volunteered in a hospital and seen the importance of Medicaid to patients. In order to relieve ambiguities there must be a set agreed agenda in Washington to help quicken health care reform, and thus prevent problems among states and state courts. Until this can be achieved, states should be required to allocate separate money from their budget for these services. This method would be effective because then states would not have to worry about fitting Medicaid expenses into their annual budget. Furthermore, Medicaid recipients would not have to be concerned about losing coverage or paying more than they can afford.


Sincerely,

Laisha Mondesir
Laiha_mondesir@berkeley.edu

In response to:

http://www.latimes.com/health/la-na-court-medicaid-20111004,0,1531371.story