Posted on 12/26/2004 6:48:51 AM PST by Brian Mosely
http://miva.jacksonsun.com/miva/cgi-bin/miva?NEWS/news_storyV2.mv+link=200412266790764
Clinton, always a believer in the TennCare plan, said, ''What happened to TennCare is a classic example of expecting one state to go out alone to try to handle health care. Ned Ray did this at a time when we were making real efforts to control the costs of health care. But the economy grew faster. No state can handle this alone, having an unprecedented number of people dropped into the system.''
Clinton said that whether TennCare is modified or dropped, ''Ultimately, I believe the nation will have a medical coverage plan that will look like TennCare. Ned Ray blazed a trail there.''
As a resident of the great state of Tennessee I can only hope that 'ole Slick Willy is wrong.........
I thought it was a consensus that TennCare is a disaster. I guess Clinton hasn't heard.
One,at least this one, can only hope that Former President Bill Clinton won't be around much longer. (I am referring to being around in the media)
Wasn't the Democratic governor of TN going to dump TennCare because it was such a fiasco?
Yep. Still on hold.
Kintoon needs to shut his bi-commie mouth. Whether the (POS) realizes it, or not he is irrevelant. I have to presume that (MF0 thinks most sane people give a damn what he thinks or says. The POS was impeached and no longer viable, actually since conception that was the true case. NSNR
State targets potential fraud in TennCare
By Ashley M. Heher Staff Writer
TennCare officials are receiving thousands of responses to the 12,500 letters mailed to enrollees warning them that records show possible fraud against the program.
"Weve had quite a bit of response," said Deborah Faulkner, TennCares inspector general. "Weve had phone calls, faxes, and the mail has been quite busy."
Three months ago, the state kicked off its first massive antifraud campaign in the $8.7 billion program, which provides health care to 1.3 million Tennesseans. State officials sent letters first to enrollees who appeared to have earned too much money to qualify for coverage in the state health insurance program. Two weeks ago letters went to 9,300 enrollees with "questionable" prescription drug usage.
State officials said their records show some enrollees filled as many as 227 separate prescriptions in a three-month period.
In the media, of course. :>)
Being from Maryland, I dont know anything about Tenncare except what I read here, but obviously it is in trouble.
Clinton is probably right one day we will have something similar to Tenncare-- a broke busted , unfixable health care system. At least thats what the Dems want to give us.
What makes Clinton think that if a State cant afford it the Federal Government can?
Trial ballons flying everywhere; if only we could make TinCare a worldwide UN sponsored program no telling how cheap we could make healthcare.
of course. :>)
You better start making your doctor appointments now for ten years from now.
Last poll I saw gave him a 23% max approval rating.
$8.7 BILLION to privide healthcare to $1.3 MILLION?
"The definition of insanity is..."
P. J. O'Rourke
Yep, Hitlery manufactured her health care crisis, allowed no congressional insight into her commission and conferences and meetings required to produce an elevenundred page plan that became known as Hillary-Care. This form a person who was neither elected not vetted through the Senate for an appointment. That should give everyone a good idea of what a Hillary admin would be!!!
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