Bloomberg/Paterson: Reform bill will cost N.Y. billions
How complicated is passing a health care reform bill?
Even people who love it, hate it.
Case in point:
New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Gov. David Paterson are pressuring Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to fight a little-noticed in provisions in the Senate health care reform bill that could cost the state a fortune in Medicaid reimbursements.
In a letter sent yesterday, Bloomberg and Paterson -- who strongly support the overall bill -- complained that an arcane reimbursement formula for low-income patients would add about $1 billion per year to already-scary state and city budget deficits.
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