According to this, Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee nixed a plan which would require applicants for Medicaid to show proof of citizenship. And because they weren’t content to ONLY make it easier for illegal immigrants to access Medicaid, TODAY they voted on an amendment which would have put off any expansions of Medicaid until such time as they’d gotten their error/fraud rate down to 3.9% (versus 10%, which apparently is the norm).
Here’s how the vote played out:
In favor of reducing fraud/abuse/waste before expansion: 10 Senators (all Republicans)
Against reducing fraud/abuse/waste before expansion: 13 Senators (all Democrats)
And just so I’m clear, it’s the DEMOCRATS who are insisting that savings from stopping fraud/abuse/waste is what’s going to pay for their healthcare plan, right?
Is anyone else feeling like they’re living in Bizarro World? Or is that just me?
