FSSA seeking Medicaid expansion for pregnant women


	FSSA seeking Medicaid expansion for pregnant women

finifinito

8-24-2008 8:44 AM

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fssa, medicaid, pregnant women, health care, prenatal care, infants, women, children

finifinito says:

Here comes a 180 away from previous policy set by the Daniels Administration in Indiana that is being reversed for election year expediency. It seems Their Man Mitch Roob has decided to go with the plan which will not anger the voters.

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8-25-2008 2:39 AM

dulios

So is Mitch going to get reelected? Pollster had a close race between him and Long Thompson in the spring, but now it looks like Mitch is pulling ahead. I did notice, though, that the most recent surveys come from either SUSA or Republican sources, whom I don't trust. What's going on in Indiana on the ground?

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