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Mon., 7/2/12
Viva La Literature
Mon., 7/2/12
Viva La Literature
The Callie Crossley Show
Marjorie Garber and Alicia Anstead join us.
Fri., 6/29/12
Let's Do the Time Warp (Never) Again!
Fri., 6/29/12
Let's Do the Time Warp (Never) Again!
The Callie Crossley Show
Garen Daly joins us.
Fri., 6/29/12
Week in Review
Fri., 6/29/12
Week in Review
The Callie Crossley Show
Peter Kadzis, Gintautas Dumcius and Sue O'Connell join us.
Thurs., 6/28/12
The Gavel Comes Down on Government
Thurs., 6/28/12
The Gavel Comes Down on Government
The Callie Crossley Show
Arnie Arnesen, Robert Whitcomb and Brian Rosman join us..
Wed., 6/27/12
60 Feet Underground
Wed., 6/27/12
60 Feet Underground
The Callie Crossley Show
Leon Neyfakh joins us.
Wed., 6/27/12
The Pru: A Love/Hate Story
Wed., 6/27/12
The Pru: A Love/Hate Story
The Callie Crossley Show
Elihu Rubin joins us.
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Last month, a freshman Andover, Mass. lawmaker held up a budget bill to find out where Medicaid money is being spent in Massachusetts. Specifically, Rep. James Lyons, Jr. wanted to know how much MassHealth spends on undocumented residents. The Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services released those figures: total program costs of $9.5 billion, with $93 million - roughly one percent of costs - earmarked for "immigrants who have not provided documentation of qualified status."
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Last month, a freshman Andover, Mass. lawmaker held up a budget bill to find out where Medicaid money is being spent in Massachusetts. Specifically, Rep. James Lyons, Jr. wanted to know how much MassHealth spends on undocumented residents. The Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services released those figures: total program costs of $9.5 billion, with $93 million - roughly one percent of costs - earmarked for "immigrants who have not provided documentation of qualified status."
Today we're taking a look at these figures - the cost to taxpayers, whether there should be "fallback insurance" for every resident, immigration challenges here and across the country, and what the real-life costs would be if we didn't.
Guests:
- Brian Rosman from Health Care for All
- Jessica Vaughan from the Center for Immigration Studies
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