How CT can save $1 billion
Per person costs in CT’s Medicaid program fell, actually went down, by 5.9% last year. If the rest of CT’s state budget could match that performance, we would have a $1 billion surplus. Following is my list for how we could spend it (this was fun).
· Reverse the HUSKY parents cut
· Reverse the Medicaid provider cuts
· Restore funding for Health Neighborhoods for people eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid
Then with the remainder:
· Forgive student loan debt, lower higher education tuition
· Public transportation – so we can eliminate traffic jams from our state
· Free state park admission
· Support for affordable, nutritious food, safe places to exercise, and smoking cessation for anyone who wants it
· Tax breaks
· Ice cream for everyone