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Illinois Tax Dollars at Work!
Apr 9, 2008 | 7:29 AM
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Here's one for you paid for it.

Scenario:  Parents get divorced, and mom keeps the kids.  Dad is required to carry health insurance on the kids.  I've got no problem with that at all.

Now, here's the kicker.  The mom can then get on Medicaid, AND put the children on medicaid, making dad's insurance the secondary.  Now this I have a problem with.

If there is private insurance available, and the state is going to let covered children be on Medicaid anyway, the private insurance should be the primary.  Why should the taxpayers of Illinois pay for something I am already paying for.

Personally, I think that if kids are covered under private insurance, they shouldn't be part of the medicaid system at all.  This is abuse of the system in my eyes.

Maybe it's just me, I hate hate hate hate hate the thought of my kids being a burden on the taxpayers when I am fully capable of, and do, provide for them.
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Bee1 read my blog
Apr 9, 2008 | 10:02 AM

I agree, if they have insurance already, they shouldn't even qualify for medicaid.
miamiman read my blog
Apr 9, 2008 | 10:14 AM

i agree also
miamiman read my blog
Apr 9, 2008 | 10:14 AM

i agree also
Cuteypops read my blog view my photos
Apr 9, 2008 | 10:21 AM

When a person applies for food stamps or Tanf. Medicaid is automatic. It is one of the things that needs to be reformed in the program. I would think that more people then not do not have insurance and that is why it is in place like that, but I agree it needs to be changed.
kellbell1113 read my blog
Apr 9, 2008 | 1:08 PM

I totally agree with you! Personally I think the whole welfare system needs an overhaul.
opinionatedlady read my blog view my photos
Apr 9, 2008 | 2:02 PM

That is our state government hard at work wasting money again. It is ridiculous.
SeniorCitizen view my photos
Apr 9, 2008 | 5:05 PM

That's Illinois for you. Send the politicians letters about this and see what you get back. You would do better if you sent them to the Missouri politicians, you might get an answer faster.
Truth23 read my blog view my photos
Apr 10, 2008 | 9:03 AM

The Truth is Illinois has completely ruined the health care system in their state. They have been given money for Medicaid from the Federal Government. For the past several years they have been going from health clinic to health facility suing them back for the money paid out on patients. These were just charges. Then they have put that money back into their general fund and did not return it to the Federal Government. The Federal Government has warned them to stop that but they have thumbed their nose at the Feds. The outcome is one place after another forced out of business! I cannot tell you the source of my information for there is currently another case which would be placed in jeopardy by releasing this. Just check records of the past six years. What is left open even on the other side of the river! The point is even if they initially pay for Medicaid or other programs, they will get the money back leaving these facilities bankrupt and out of business. Thanks Obama!
LadyCardFan read my blog view my photos
Apr 13, 2008 | 12:13 AM

Well that is one of the most assanine things I've ever heard. Private should be primary. Actually if there is primary, there should be no state secondary.
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Custody case is over. Let me self get screwed over by the lawyers so the kids have to stay with her for now. With any luck, I can get them before they start high school so I can get them back on track and not watch them become a statistic.

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