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Friday, May 21, 2010
Ind. Gov't. - "FSSA disclosure, transparency, evaluation must be priorities"
State Rep. Gail Riecken, District 77, Evansville, has a long opinion column today in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette -- here is a short sample:
The time has long passed for the Daniels administration to institute a program of quality, humane and fiscally sound management for the Medicaid, food stamp and family assistance programs for which it is legally responsible.We must demand to know how much this new system is costing taxpayers compared with the costs of the prehybrid/modernization models. Why can’t the Ways and Means Committee, which is charged with forming the state’s biennial budget, obtain from the Family and Social Services Administration a full accounting of the costs associated with the services provided by the agency despite repeated requests?
What is certain is that Hoosiers deserve better. Hoosier taxpayers deserve a full accounting of how much money we’ve lost in this deal, and struggling families, senior citizens and people with disabilities deserve a fairer and more responsive system. * * *
Hoosiers deserve complete disclosure of how the new system will be improved for those in need and what the final cost will be. Nothing less is acceptable.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on May 21, 2010 02:05 PM
Posted to Indiana Government