Monday, March 10, 2014

Enough bashing of Gov. Fallin on Obamacare!

I was reading an article in the newspaper today about Rebecca Ungerman needing surgery, but not having medical insurance. Here is the link http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/health/state-medicaid-rejection-rebecca-ungerman-raising-funds-for-her-surgery/article_12d6352b-2505-5806-ba2f-0fa5432d2b5d.html Now I sympathize with anyone who is in this position. But as usual the writer used this story to bash Gov. Fallin. Gov .Fallin did not accept the MediCare supplement to fund Obamacare because the funding is only for 3 years. After that the state must cover the full cost of coverage. We are already experiencing a major budget shortfall, and by Federal law the state budgets must be balanced. In other words, unlike the Feds, we cannot have deficit spending. So Oklahoma, just like Ms. Ungerman, has to do without what we cannot afford regardless of the outcome. I would like to see a little less criticism and more on ideas on how we as a state can create a funding vehicle so things like this won't happen to fellow Oklahomans.

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