Boy, Those Tennessee Governors Sure Can Whack Medicaid.

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July 08, 2005

Boy, Those Tennessee Governors Sure Can Whack Medicaid.

It's just that it's so soon after our current HMOnger fought hard -- didn't just suggest it as a determined but reluctant last measure -- fought hard and gained approval to cut over 300,000 enrolled patients from TennCare. Via the Files (and I heard it on NPR, who mentioned Bredesen and his cuts in their story), we learn that former Governor Don Sundquist is joining heading a commission on "improving" Medicaid.

Now, I admit that I barely paid attention throughout the D.S. administration. I was also out-of-state for two years in there, dealing with Candace Miller (hint: she wasn' th' Governor). However, and it's thanks mainly to bloggers, I have caught up somewhat on the basic scorecard. It's not a hot one, particularly in the field of healthcare.

I have to look at things from the other man's point of view, so: if I were Don Sundquist, I wouldn't want some under-informed nobody named Joe (or better-informed Blake or Glen, for that matter) damning my leadership on the Medicaid Commission before either it or I had even started. Therefore, I'm simply stating an intent to pay attention.

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