It was good news for New Jersey taxpayers but bad news for whoever ends up being the Republican candidate for president in 2016.
Last week Chris Christie announced he'll be able to cut $148 million from charity care to hospitals in his new budget. The reason? His decision to have New Jersey participate in the expansion of Medicaid.
"Expanding Medicaid was the right decision for New Jersey," Christie said at a town hall meeting in Somerville Tuesday. "It's helping save us money, our state taxpayers, by taking more federal dollars."
The feds mandate that anyone who shows up at a hospital has to be treated. But till now they forced the state to pick up the tab. So Christie can hardly be faulted for sending the feds the bill.
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/03/planting_some_sour_grapes_for_chris_christie_to_ha.html
