$15B from stimulus goes to states to help with Medicaid

On Monday President Obama said he would begin distributing $15B to states to help with Medicaid payments to the poor. He says the payments should reach states by today. This will offer some relief to states that are struggling with making payments through this program that is partly underwritten by states and partly by the federal government.

I am pleased to see that the Obama administration is trying to ease the strain on poor families. It’s nice to help the middle class but the poor need help too. They are suffering the most because they aren’t living in an environment where they can pull themselves up into the middle class. Hopefully as the President begins to fix the economic problem, an environment will be created where all Americans and not just a few can elevate their station in life.