Alaskans affected by lost medicaid services

KTVA
July 08, 2009
By Corey Allen-Young

As the push for nation wide health care reform continues, right now, the federal government is temporarily suspending Medicaid services for hundreds of Alaskans. Close to four thousand Alaskan kids and adults receive Home Care Service Medicaid waivers and personal care assistance throughout the state for various disabilities. But in a decision decided by the federal government one week ago, anyone needing services that weren't already enrolled is stuck with no options.
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My comment: looks suspiciously like a grim politcal ploy to drum up support for socialized medicine in Congress.