The New York Times > National > Health Secretary Calls for Medicaid Changes

The New York Times > National > Health Secretary Calls for Medicaid Changes: "Mr. Leavitt said Tuesday that Medicaid could save $4.5 billion over the next 10 years if it restricted the ability of elderly people to gain Medicaid coverage of long-term care by transferring assets to their children.

Finally, he said, the federal government could save $40 billion in the next decade if it cracked down on 'accounting gimmicks' that he said were used by states to shift costs to the federal treasury."

Is the Bush plan to cut as much social spending as possable including SSI and SSS benifits in the hope that the rich will keep all their wealth?

Mr. Bush, why not ask people to just commit suicide? People can't find work so the Republicians stop welfare, can't afford health insurance so cut Medicare and live to long so cut Social Security.

Cutting the NEA support for artists was just the beginning.