Whats good for the rest of the nation apparently isn't good for Nevada. WTF is this and why isn't anyone outraged?
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Changes to a health care reform bill in the U.S. Senate increased to $2.3 billion the extra money that would assist low-income residents in Nevada.
That is the word from Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., who sought changes to a proposal from Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. The changes would provide more health care help for Nevadans without dipping into the state's budget at least temporarily.
Nevada would be one of four states to be reimbursed 100 percent by the federal government over five years for the cost of increasing the number of people eligible for Medicaid.
After five years, the federal government would pay 82.3 percent of the cost to provide care to the newly eligible people. Nevada would pay 17.7 percent, said sources who worked on the legislation.
"I promised the people of Nevada that I wouldn't support any health insurance reform proposal that wasn't good for our state, and I meant it," Reid said in a statement.
An earlier version of the bill would have required states to increase the percentage rate they pay for Medicaid. Reid said that was unacceptable and sought changes to shield Nevada from such an increase.
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Why is it fair for all the other states to pay and not his??? This is the kind of BS that really pisses me off. Basically they are either adding to the cost of the program or taking money from other states. Either way it seems very wrong.