[Such changes were proposed this summer by the bipartisan National Governors Association as a way to steer the poor to lower-cost treatments that may be just as effective.] We are trying to manage utilization, ... The money we save now can help save some [health] coverage during the next economic downturn. |
The House has worked very closely with us. From our standpoint, Republicans and Democrats saw this very similarly at the state level. |
Those surpluses were virtually eliminated in about 18 months, |
Those surpluses were virtually eliminated in about 18 months. So this is one of the reasons the governors are sort of concerned and really want to run surpluses of 5 to 6 percent. |
We are trying to manage utilization. The money we save now can help save some [health] coverage during the next economic downturn. |
We've got to go in and almost rebuild and entire infrastructure, a health infrastructure, in that particular area. |