$300,000,000.00 Buys a Lot of Donuts!
by: Dean Barker
Tue Aug 31, 2010 at 06:28:25 AM EDT
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Vote for John Stephen, and he'll save the state of New Hampshire billions and trillions of dollars nothing:
Stephen says the state can save hundreds of millions of dollars by converting its Medicaid program into a "managed care" system, one that emphasizes preventive care for its recipients. Stephen refers to a report prepared by the insurance company Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in making his claim.
"They say, as a conservative estimate, the state would save $300 million with managed care," Stephen told a group of Monitor editors and reporters last week.
A conservative estimate!
And, if the experience of other states is any guide, any savings in New Hampshire are likely to be much more modest than those outlined by Stephen, according to the very report Stephen quotes on the campaign trail.
But grab a donut (preferably not from CT or MA), and read the whole thing.
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