Greenbeard
Gold Member
Not what I meant - the state woud then (possibly) create/run/entirely fund some sort of medicaid system, absemt any participation by the Federal government. That's -not- what is is place now, and so the current medicaid system is in every way an invalid example for any purpose relevant to what I said.
True, I assumed you were making a practical point about the merits of a state "operating the functions" of a program (as they do with Medicaid) vs. the alleged difficulties of the federal government doing it. I should've just guessed you were just making an ideological statement with little interest in what actually works best.
So sure, slash every state's medical assistance budget by 50-70%+ just because. Then do the same with Medicare and let your state government start running it (in other words, convert Medicare into Medicaid, but take away its benefit guarantees and most of its funding). Sounds like a winner.