Every Single Medicaid Director Just Came Out Against New Obamacare Repeal
Literally, every single one in the whole country.
Every Medicaid Director in the nation has come out against the Graham-Cassidy Obamacare repeal bill, according to a new report by The Hill.
“The National Association of Medicaid Directors (NAMD) warned Republicans on Thursday that the Senate’s latest ObamaCare repeal bill would place a massive burden on states,” the report notes.
The Graham-Cassidy bill has massive cuts to the nation’s Medicaid system and would lead to millions losing health coverage.
The National Association of Medicaid Directors released a statement Thursday saying, “Taken together, the per-capita caps and the envisioned block grant would constitute the largest intergovernmental transfer of financial risk from the federal government to the states in our country’s history.”
“The scope of this work, and the resources required to support state planning and implementation activities, cannot be overstated,” the statement went on to say.
“States will need to develop overall strategies, invest in infrastructure development, systems changes, provider and managed care plan contracting, and perform a host of other activities. The vast majority of states will not be able to do so within the two-year timeframe envisioned here, especially considering the apparent lack of federal funding in the bill to support these critical activities.”
No CBO score
The Medicaid directors also hit Republicans for not allowing enough time for the bill to receive a score from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
The directors said that a CBO score “should be the bare minimum required for beginning consideration.”
“With only a few legislative days left for the entire process to conclude, there clearly is not sufficient time for policymakers, Governors, Medicaid Directors, or other critical stakeholders to engage in the thoughtful deliberation necessary to ensure successful long-term reforms,” the directors said.
