From the ANA Smartbrief

ANA asks Congress to preserve funding for Medicaid
The ANA and its members are lobbying Congress in support of Medicaid, and the association also sent a letter to House and Senate lawmakers voicing its support for legislation to expand Medicaid-covered services by advanced practice nurses. The association launched a website to keep nurses updated about Medicaid. "The fight to preserve Medicaid is one of life and death -- the difference between having access to quality health care or not. It is a battle that we as nurses are ready to take on," ANA President Karen Daley said. Nurse.com (6/10)

I have to ask again...What is wrong with the world? The majority of people who have Medicare have worked all of their lives to EARN it. The many people on Medicaid have not. Even when you exclude those that really need it, i.e., those with lifelong illnesses, true disabilities, and chronic psychological diseases, you have way too many on Medicaid that can work, can earn their own insurance abusing the system. Everyday we have people come in to the ER that have called rescue for non-emergent situations because they have Medicaid. Then they don't have a ride home and expect transportation.
I will gladly buy people some bootstraps so they can pull them selves up and take responsibility for themselves.
Really...the key words for the future of healthcare should be personal responsibility...