GOVERNOR ATTACKS MEDICAID REFORM BILL AS SHAM

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Colorado Governor Jared Polis said Tuesday proposed cuts in Medicaid funding threaten "to cut people off from needed health care and drive costs up for everyone." Medicaid reform promoted by congressional Republicans "drains health care to fund bureaucrats," said Polis, a Democrat. "We don't need more bureaucrats, we need more nurses, doctors and caregivers. "And this bill is the exact opposite. It'll shift resources away from actually providing health care into the bureaucracy," Polis said.