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Mondo - Herschel is a total bad ass, Darryl is gonna be pissed, friggin creep Governor!

Yes. Yes. I know, right?

secretly I think Beth is going to be happy that her competition is gone, unless Darryl has a thing for Michonne

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Please help me rebut this article in the context where Expanding Medicaid in NYS may possibly cause these county taxes to be lowered.

(From the thread yesterday, it is. )

I'm also trying to find the actual monetary amount NYS is set to receive.

Medicaid Swap A Proven Success
(County Executive Maggie) Brooks has officially locked-in $30 million in local Medicaid savings, as the County will now transition from its innovative Swap Option to a hard-cap municipal Medicaid payment plan proposed by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo.
The Swap option, which was proposed by Brooks and subsequently passed by the Monroe County Legislature in 2007, acted as a local cap on Medicaid growth and produced $30 million in savings. The County will now transition from the Swap option to Cuomo’s hard-cap model, which limits local Medicaid growth to 2% in 2013-14, 1% in 2014-15, will reach zero growth in 2015-16, and be carried-over at zero growth for each year thereafter.
“Five years after Monroe County lifted the burden of Medicaid off the backs of local property taxpayers, I am proud that the Medicaid Swap option is a proven success,” said Brooks. “Having secured $30 million in savings, the Swap played a huge role in helping to guide our community through one of the most challenging national economic crises of our time.”

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Mornin' all & Happy Fridee! Ah Randi my dahling, how we will miss your lovely lilting outbursts//

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Please help me rebut this article in the context where Expanding Medicaid in NYS may possibly cause these county taxes to be lowered.

(From the thread yesterday, it is. )

I'm also trying to find the actual monetary amount NYS is set to receive.

Found this, from the Monroe County govt. website:

Medicaid Swap A Proven Success
(County Executive Maggie) Brooks has officially locked-in $30 million in local Medicaid savings, as the County will now transition from its innovative Swap Option to a hard-cap municipal Medicaid payment plan proposed by New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo.
The Swap option, which was proposed by Brooks and subsequently passed by the Monroe County Legislature in 2007, acted as a local cap on Medicaid growth and produced $30 million in savings. The County will now transition from the Swap option to Cuomo’s hard-cap model, which limits local Medicaid growth to 2% in 2013-14, 1% in 2014-15, will reach zero growth in 2015-16, and be carried-over at zero growth for each year thereafter.
“Five years after Monroe County lifted the burden of Medicaid off the backs of local property taxpayers, I am proud that the Medicaid Swap option is a proven success,” said Brooks. “Having secured $30 million in savings, the Swap played a huge role in helping to guide our community through one of the most challenging national economic crises of our time.”

So according to the people actually running and budgeting things up there, this hasn't been an issue for like five years, and will not be an issue at all in the future. I'm guessing the only reason property taxes would go up at this point is if they had been lowered too much previously in anticipation of more savings, or if the money were being spent elsewhere.

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... This is a NYS problem, not obamacare -- I'd wager a bet and say that the expansion may very well help the cunties lower taxes after reading this. ...

SPELL CHECK!!

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This is seriously fucked

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... This is a NYS problem, not obamacare -- I'd wager a bet and say that the expansion may very well help the cunties lower taxes after reading this. ...

SPELL CHECK!!

oops!

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... This is a NYS problem, not obamacare -- I'd wager a bet and say that the expansion may very well help the cunties lower taxes after reading this. ...

SPELL CHECK!!

oops!

Raine your brain is going faster then your typing - best ever!

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From yesterday, BTW:

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In a statement posted on its website, Texas Oncology officials said the company would not participate as an in-network provider for the Affordable Care Act.

This is a case of what we call in the business, "Blowing smoke out of your ass."

ACA is not a payor.. If single-payor was part of the ACA, they could do that perhaps. But since Healthcare.gov is only a clearinghouse and steers customers to a mandated plan offered by, say BCBS of TX, they would be subject to all the network policies of said BCBS of TX.

Unless they are going to be anal enough to ask every patient, "How did you get your insurance", and then refuse treatment. But that might work until the patients started calling BCBS of TX to complain, in which case they would come down on Texas Oncology and tell them, "See our patients with valid coverage, or we will cut you off and send you NOBODY."

They will comply quickly, if they want to stay in business.

Thank you Tri!

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Question for you fine people. RWAs keep yammering about the cost healthcare.gov being $600 million dollars. WTF? That sounds like a bullshit number pulled out someones backside.

Here you go.

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Michele Bachmann on CNN: ‘I Lost My Health Insurance Under Obamacare’

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wait! did they say Chris in Yankton on the phone?!

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wait! did they say Chris in Yankton on the phone?!

I don;t think Chris has a daughter. (if you are talkng about that last caller --

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Good day, folks.

For extraordinary heroism against an armed enemy in the vicinity of Sommocolonia, Italy on 26 December 1944, while serving as a member of Cannon Company, 366th Infantry Regiment, 92d Infantry Division. During the preceding few weeks, Lieutenant Fox served with the 598th Field Artillery Battalion as a forward observer. On Christmas night, enemy soldiers gradually infiltrated the town of Sommocolonia in civilian clothes, and by early morning the town was largely in hostile hands. Commencing with a heavy barrage of enemy artillery at 0400 hours on 26 December 1944, an organized attack by uniformed German units began. Being greatly outnumbered, most of the United States Infantry forces were forced to withdraw from the town, but Lieutenant Fox and some other members of his observer party voluntarily remained on the second floor of a house to direct defensive artillery fire. At 0800 hours, Lieutenant Fox reported that the Germans were in the streets and attacking in strength. He then called for defensive artillery fire to slow the enemy advance. As the Germans continued to press the attack towards the area that Lieutenant Fox occupied, he adjusted the artillery fire closer to his position. Finally he was warned that the next adjustment would bring the deadly artillery right on top of his position. After acknowledging the danger, Lieutenant Fox insisted that the last adjustment be fired as this was the only way to defeat the attacking soldiers. Later, when a counterattack retook the position from the Germans, Lieutenant Fox's body was found with the bodies of approximately 100 German soldiers. Lieutenant Fox's gallant and courageous actions, at the supreme sacrifice of his own life, contributed greatly to delaying the enemy advance until other infantry and artillery units could reorganize to repel the attack. His extraordinary valorous actions were in keeping with the most cherished traditions of military service, and reflect the utmost credit on him, his unit, and the United States Army.

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WHAT THE FUCK... You cannot even BEGIN to compare these two events.

I really did not need this level of anger today.