Maybe it wasn’t all Kowalko’s doing, but he gets props in my book.
“A package of Medicaid cost-cutting measures proposed by Gov. Jack Markell has hit a roadblock in the legislative committee responsible for drafting the state’s annual budget bill.
During their first week of budget deliberations, several members of the General Assembly’s Joint Finance Committee made it clear that they’re not ready to vote for a $5 million reduction plan that includes limits on emergency room visits, new patient copays and lower reimbursement rates for care providers.
The administration says the cuts are a necessary first step toward chipping away at a Medicaid state budget burden that’s grown by 50 percent over the past decade and is expected to total $681 million in fiscal year 2012
With all due respect, Governor, there is a revenue side to every budget.