Comments on: Pawlenty’s health care cuts come amid hellish week for hospitals

By: Wonk Room » Hospitals In Minnesota Blame Health Care Reform For Pending Nurses Strike

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:26:27 +0000

[...] economic recession and the shrinking of safety net programs — particularly given Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s cuts in health care services — have certainly placed greater financial strain on Minnesota hospitals, but Abelson’s [...]

By: Gwen L.

Gwen L. — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:30:39 +0000

All people who will be cut off from medical care and medications………………Contact your pharmacist and have him get you in touch with the “PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM” that the drug manufacturers offer to people who cannot afford their medications. You will qualify for free medicines and will get the medicines mailed out to you. I am in the same boat and I got mine in the mail. Believe me, they have a lot of free drugs to be given out and they can afford it.

By: Dale

Dale — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:56:02 +0000

I agree with you Rick. I am all for Hand-ups, your trying, something happens, you need a little temporary help to get by I’m cool with that. It’s this long term handout thing i am sick of. 18 y.o. getting pregnant intentionally because the state will take care of them. People with supposed mental problems. I have personally known 2 people who were to “depressed to work”, 2 people who sold drugs for a job, and 1 person who had ADD and couldn’t work all on Minnesota care. It’s ridiculous. Hello people 381million, there are only 5 million people in the state and of those maybe 2 million pay taxes. So almost $200 a person paying taxes. This welfare for people not trying crap has got to go.

$698 Billion dollars a year is spent in the U.S. on welfare according to the heritage foundation.
With 155 million taxpayers, that’s about $4500 a person

I also agree with the illegal immigrants costing money. Heck it’s 70 some billion for the kids in the schools. The schools can’t prevent it because by law they can’t ask if a kid is a legal citizen. Now that’s crap too.

By: RickDFL

RickDFL — Thu, 21 May 2009 20:55:56 +0000

Rick:
“How about the billions, yes billions that illegal immigration costs hospitals and taxpayers every year?”
It is outweighed by the billions they pay into the system.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 21 May 2009 03:43:03 +0000

East sider, you need to get a clue. ER visits cost hospitals way more than a regular visit, thus the higher co-pay for those utilizing the service. Also, please explain why Canadian members of Parliament are going to American hospitals rather than Canadian ones. Also explain to me why hospitals that border Quebec have bi-lingual language in their hospitals. No, not English and Espanol. English and French.
I love the tact about the poor too. Ummm, when is too much enough? When do people start becoming responsible for themselves? A lot of the poor I know have plenty of money for booze and smokes, but none for health care? And since their boozing and smoking, they’re not to worried about their health are they? How about diet too for than matter?

By: gutter87

gutter87 — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:33:30 +0000

DFL TO GET CLUE???

AP LOS ANGELES – California’s voters on Tuesday rejected a complex slate of ballot propositions designed to keep the state from sliding further toward fiscal calamity.
The only measure they approved in a statewide special election was Proposition 1F, which will prohibit raises to lawmakers and other state elected officials during deficit years.
Voters rejected at least four of the five other measures, including Proposition 1A, the centerpiece of efforts by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and other state leaders to fix California’s ongoing fiscal problems. It would have created a state spending cap while prolonging temporary tax increases and also strengthened the state’s rainy day fund.
“Tonight we have heard from the voters and I respect the will of the people who are frustrated with the dysfunction in our budget system,” Schwarzenegger said in a statement late Tuesday.
“Now we must move forward from this point to begin to address our fiscal crisis with constructive solutions.”
The failure of the measures means California’s budget deficit will grow by nearly $6 billion above the current $15.4 billion deficit, forcing Schwarzenegger to make further cuts to state programs already facing major rollbacks.
“Obviously, it’s disappointing,” said Democratic Assemblywoman Noreen Evans, chairwoman of the Assembly Budget Committee. “But I think the voters are sending a message that they believe the budget is the job of the governor and Legislature. We probably need to go back and do our job.”

By: Mena

Mena — Thu, 21 May 2009 00:13:48 +0000

So now what are we supposed to do. Not only do we add to the unemployment rate by laying off thousands more, thus increasing the likelyhood of finding a job to near zero. But…we take medical care away from those who cannot work because they have serious issues. Issues such as Multiple Personality Disorder…Schizophrenia…Socialpaths. These people that have serious issues that could be very bad for them as well as our community if they do not have access to psychiatric treatment and quality care. Do they really want to see these SOME of those experiencing mental illness or chemcial dependancy to live without their medication?? Are they really even thinking this through?? Do they understand the implications of some mental illnesses being left untreated?

By: Carol Halonen

Carol Halonen — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:32:48 +0000

Polly Anna notices that maybe this will be just the thing to destroy Pawlenty’s political career, eliminating any worry of him becoming President of the USA which would be a nightmare of the whole country and not just Minnesota. After all, do we want a President who doesn’t care about the poor? He won’t get the Catholic vote anyway :)

By: East Sider

East Sider — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:52:50 +0000

Mill,
Get a clue. Only the very wealthy should be able to live life and be healthy. If you don’t have money, or even if you are middle class, you don’t deserve top quality health care. It’s the emergency room for you and you better like it!
Take care.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 20 May 2009 04:25:07 +0000

Don’t worry about a thing. When Obamas socialed medical system kicks in, no one will have any worries whatsoever. Unless of course if you’re over 65 and need a hip replacement, suffer from congenital heart failure, are on 5 plus meds, have any other illnesses that “you can deal with.”
These articles and issues are comical. How about the billions, yes billions that illegal immigration costs hospitals and taxpayers every year? How about the misappropriation of MNCARE funds (currently at a $32m surplus)?
The article also talks of GAMC funding being cut, when in reality the budget is riddled with benefits, grants and subsistence to medical facilities.