[lit-ideas] Re: The flu
- From: Judy Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 18:53:23 +0000
Wednesday, November 24, 2004, 3:52:32 PM, Veronica Caley wrote:
VC> It's ok Robert.=20
you think we forgive him? :)
VC> Just take care of yourself.
yes indeed. =20
VC> I am thinking that the Tennessee situation is not Medicare but Medicaid.
Yes it is (I always mix them up, I had to check))-- that is, it's a "better=
Medicaid" -- but some states seem to combine aspects of both. Here's TennC=
are:
***
The mission of TennCare is to facilitate a system of effective healthcare w=
ithin a predictable budget for Tennesseans who are Medicaid eligible or who=
lack access to health insurance.
***=0B
VC> The Federal Government used to give the States separate amounts of money
VC> for various programs, one of which was Medicaid. Now they took Medicaid
VC> and other programs and give one sum and since it's a significantly lower
VC> amount, it's up to the States to divide it up. So every program gets l=
ess.
VC> Medicaid is for the very poor and handicapped rather than just the elde=
rly
VC> and orphans, which is Medicare.
VC> Also, in many States, there is an income tax that follows the same form=
ula
VC> as the Federal Income Tax. Since the Congress has been into big time t=
ax
VC> cutting, the States collect less as well. =20
I see. We don't have the low tax problem here (!) -- I didn't know States =
were tied to federal tax practice in that way, that's bad news.
--=20
Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK =20
mailto:judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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