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SUBJECT: Cornhusker Out, More Deals In: Health Care Bill Gives Special Treatment
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Harumph #11038 from OHIO on
Democrats unveiling revisions Thursday to their health care overhaul bill decided to kill the extra $100 million in
Medicaid funds for Nebraska that has become a symbol of backdoor deal making. But the 153 pages of changes to the
massive health care package include extra money for several other states.
Though the bill would revamp the nation's student loan system to make the government the only lender, one bank — the
state-owned Bank of North Dakota — would be allowed to continue making student loans.
Based on Thursday's changes, the health legislation also:
_Retains $300 million in extra Medicaid aid for Louisiana, which had helped win support for the Senate health bill
from Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. The state is still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina.
_Keeps $100 million included in the Senate bill that is expected to go for a public hospital in Connecticut sought
by Dodd, who is retiring.
_Preserves language won by Baucus permitting many of the 2,900 residents of Libby, Mont., to qualify for Medicare
benefits. Some of them have asbestos-related diseases from a now-shuttered mine.
_Provides an additional $8.5 billion over the next decade for 11 states and the District of Columbia to help them
pay for the more generous Medicaid assistance they have been providing low-income residents. These states are Arizona,
Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin.
_Maintains a Senate-approved provision giving extra money for hospitals and doctors in North and South Dakota, Montana
and Wyoming.
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NoSpecialDealMeBucket!
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Bucket from OKLAHOMA says But, but DoBag said nobody cares about Montana!
Apparently Nancy cares about Montana. What say you, MrDouche?
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