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Obama Health-Care Policy: Sen. Feinstein Says, How Could I Support That?

June 22, 2009 (LPAC)—Following her warning last Tuesday that she could not vote for Obama's health policy if it takes billions of dollars in Medicaid funds away from California to cover uninsured patients in low-cost and rural areas of the country, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), reiterated this warning on Sunday during and interview on CNN's State of the Union.

Responding to a question from the host, John King, about Obama's health policy, Feinstein said: "Well to be candid with you, I don't know that he has the votes right now. I think there's a lot of concerns in the Democratic caucus.... You have enormous problems in my state. California is bigger than the populations of 21 states and the District of Colombia put together. We have an enormous health care industry, 350 hospitals, University of California alone has 34,000 health care workers, has health care worth $4 billion a year.

"So it's complicated. Additionally, the state is in a state of financial catastrophe. I think that's clear. So if you change the Medicaid rate, for example, it has an impact on California between $1 billion and $5 billion a year.

"Now how could I support that?

"Because it would take down the state."


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