http://abqjournalupfront.disqus.com/enSat, 04 Apr 2009 17:04:54 -0000http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/04114232upfront04-04-09.htm#comment-7832843<p>Good piece, Thom.<br>However, I wouldn't call Medicaid 'wildly expensive'. New Mexico pays an average of less than $1800 per person for a whole year's health insurance for Medicaid enrollees - 70% of whom are children. Compared to any private, or even employer-based health insurance, I call that a deal. And we haven't begun to discuss what it does for our state's economy.<br>In fact it was entirely wthin reach to insure every child under 5, when the Governor promised to do so over 3 years ago. Ask him where we are on that promise of his.<br>And now that even more people are needing it, What has he done? Crashed the ambulance.<br>He should open up all the books so that New Mexicans can see not just every penny, but exactly why HSD can't seem to get its work done . . .</p>OwinurameSat, 04 Apr 2009 17:04:54 -0000