05/24/2011
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"That's the States' share and that's typically about a third, right?"
"It would raise our costs $27 million if we were just prevented from doing what we did right now."
"That would suggest that the cost overall of taking Medicaid to a 150 percent to States is going to cost somebody, either the Federal Government or the State governments, $4-$5-$600 billion over the ne..."
"Governors have seen firsthand the burden that Medicaid causes. I mean, the fact of the matter is that it's completely out of control and is the main factor, in my view, in terms of bankrupting States."