The Legislature's rejection of the governor's sensible reforms in Medicaid are driving much of the increase in both spending in the proposed budget and the increase in the out-year gaps.
We're going to push for two things: responsibility and reform.
We believe, strongly, that raising the cigarette tax diminishes smoking, especially among young people.
This isn't just supporting (health care) programs, but we believe strongly that raising the cigarette tax diminishes the desire to smoke among young people.
I can't really speculate on what the outcome of the budget will be other than stay tuned.
Despite the governor's ongoing concerns that the legislative budget spends too much and reforms too little, we look forward to productive discussion with the Legislature over the next two weeks and remain hopeful that we can negotiate an on-time budget ...
We're looking at Medicaid fraud like we're a major company.
