Avik S A Roy Archive

Medicaid’s cruel status quo

Published April 05, 2012

Last week, the editors of the New York Times called the House Republican budget “cruel” because it seeks to reform Medicaid, our nation’s government-run health insurance program for the poor. But, in fact, it’s The Times that is showing cruel indifference to Medicaid’s inhumane status quo, a status quo that will deteriorate further under President Obama’s health care law.