"Sen. Sharon Hewitt, R-Slidell, said the Department of Health should be focused on identifying fraud and saving money there “rather than kicking grandma out of the nursing home.”
Sen. Bodi White, R-Baton Rouge, said he believes sending the notification to nursing home residents and others in long-term residential care is premature. “I don’t see how in good conscience they can do that to these older folks,” White said."
Okay, so here’s the kicker. “Next year’s shortfall was created because about $1.4 billion in temporary taxes expire June 30. The bulk of the expiring taxes, about $880 million, comes from a one-cent sales tax.”
So, the bulk of the tax cuts (thus causing something like this) is a battle over one penny in sales tax.
Department of Health spokesman Bob Johannessen said. “The goal of the department is to give notice to all affected people as soon as possible in order that they begin developing their appropriate plans.”
Lazy old people sucking at the governments teat. Maybe they should stop being takers and start being makers. Jesus said to ignore the poor and sick so these people are just getting what they deserve.
“If this program is eliminated, nursing facilities will be forced into bankruptcy, which will trigger a massive layoff statewide including the approximately 26,000 people employed by Louisiana’s nursing facilities,” he said. “With the nursing facilities bankrupt, hospitals will have no place to discharge patients.”
