You stupid Idiot, Gray Davis

[Bernadette]

I have taken a snipit of the proposed budget plan for 2003 - 2004 for the state of california.

Tell you what, if this goes through I will be looking for a new job in a new state.

Here is the short version of what I am interested in which is found under the Health & Human Services portion.

Governor Gray Davis
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2841
Fax: 916-445-4633


Other Medi-Cal Program Changes Optional Benefits Elimination?Currently, Medi-Cal offers all 34 federally-optional services. Due to limited fiscal resources, the Administration proposed to eliminate eight of these services in December 2002 for savings of $126.5 million ($63.3 million General Fund) in 2002-03 and $548.1 million ($274 million General Fund) in 2003-04. The Governor?s Budget proposes to eliminate an additional ten optional
benefits for 2003-04 savings of $175.6 million ($87.8 million General Fund). These include the following: (1) hospice, (2) nonemergency medical transportation, (3) optometry, (4) optician/lab services, (5) physical therapy, (6) prosthetics, (7) orthotics, (8) speech/audiology, (9) hearing aids, and
(10) durable medical equipment. Pursuant to federal requirements, these benefits will still be provided to children under 21 and beneficiaries of long-term care services. The
savings estimates reflect the partial shift of beneficiaries to mandatory services, such as physician or emergency room services. Figure HHS-14 summarizes these benefit
eliminations.

Also: The Governor?s Budget further proposes to eliminate State-funded cancer research as existing research contracts
expire. This will capture savings of $12.5 million in 2003-04 and annually thereafter.

For those on Medi Cal & Medicare
So you loose a limb in california - no prosthetic for you.
Need a wheelchair? Take out a loan.
Physical Therapy - get some weights


You can read for your self the proposed budget here

you will be hearing more form me on this one.