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JOURNAL" CONTINUES. HOST: BRIAN SIGRITZ, THANKS FOR COMING IN.
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THERE IS A NEW REPORT LOOKING AT STATES, LOOKING AT THEIR FISCAL HEALTH.
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Casey, Libby - Host
INCREASING OF COSTS REMAIN A BURDEN. WE SEE THE WORD "RECOVER," AND YET ALSO THE WORD "BURTON." -- "BURDEN." GUEST: THERE IS STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY,...
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
INFRASTRUCTURE AND STATE FUNDING. HOST: HOW DO STATE ECONOMIES TRACK WITH THE ECONOMY OVERALL? GUEST: WE ARE
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SEEING SOME IMPROVEMENT WITH STATE REVENUES, SUCH AS SOME IMPROVEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL ECONOMY OVERALL. WE
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
HAVE SEEN SOME INCREASES IN THINGS LIKE PERSONAL INCOME TAXES. HIRING HAS STARTED TO PICK UP A LITTLE BIT. BUT THE IMPROVEMENT HAS BEEN SLOW. STATES...
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GUEST: A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ECONOMY, WITH THE RECESSION AND THE DOWNTURN. WE SAW AT THE UPTICK IN MEDICAID ENROLLMENT.
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
THIS FISCAL YEAR IN 2012, WE SAW STATE FUNDS GOING TO MEDICAID ON THE RISE. THE REASON FOR THAT IS RECOVERY FUNDS FOR STATES RAN OUT IN 2012. WE SAW...
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PURSE -- PORTION OF TOTAL STATE SPENDING. IT INCREASED 20% IN FISCAL YEAR 2012. THAT IS 23% MORE THAN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. AND FEDERAL SPENDING FELL BY...
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
STILL RECEIVE THE NORMAL FUNDS THEY DO FOR MEDICAID. BUT ZERO OF THE ADDITIONAL FUNDS, THEY EXPIRED. STATES HAD TO GIVE THEM BACK. ALSO, MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS...
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COMMUNITY, HERE ARE THE NUMBERS. WE HAVE HEARD A LOT IN WASHINGTON ABOUT WHAT IS BEING CALLED A TAXMAGEDDON, GRIDLOCK, PUTTING A LOT OF THINGS OFF UNTIL...
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
FISCAL YEAR 2013. RIGHT NOW, SPENDING CUTS GO INTO PLACE ON JAYDEN REFERS. -- JANUARY 1. THIS AFFECTS WHAT MIGHT BE IMPLEMENTED, WHAT CONGRESS MIGHT DO...
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
SAW SOME TAX EXPIRE IN CALIFORNIA. NOW THE VOTERS IN NOVEMBER AND CALIFORNIA ARE GOING TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DECIDE SOME OF THESE TAXES WILL BE...
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YEARS AGO, THE STATE LIABILITY AND MEDICAID
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HERE WAS $15 BILLION IN THE HOLE. IT'S REALLY FUNNY WHEN THE STATE COME OUT WITH THEIR DEFICIT, IT WAS $15 BILLION. ALL OF THIS FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE ...
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
OTHER STATES. WE SEEN A LOT OF GROWTH IN ENROLLMENT. WE ALSO SAW THAT AFTER THE DOWNTURN IN THE EARLY '90s AND EARLY PART OF LAST DECADE. WE'VE SEEN...
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I WOULD LIKE HIM TO
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ANSWER THIS QUESTION. THAT IS I BELIEVE THAT THE STATE IS DISCRIMINATING AGAINST GIVING OUT THE BENEFITS. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD PUT THE MONEY INTO PROGRAMS...
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NEED HELP. WHEN YOU HAVE AMNESTY AND ILLEGALS COMING OVER HERE AND NOT PAYING
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TAX I'M DENIED. THEY GET ANYTHING JUST LIKE THAT -- SOME OF THEM ARE ILLEGAL. HOST: KEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT BENEFITS AND SOME OF THE SOCIAL SERVICE...
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PAST COUPLE YEARS. LOT OF THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE FACT THAT STATE HAVE TO BALANCE THE BUDGET
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
WHICH IS DIFFERENT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE END OF EVERY FISCAL YEAR, STATES NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A BALANCED BUDGET. SOME INSTANCES,...
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LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. POLICY FROM SUPREMES ARE RUNNING FOR -- THE STATE TROOPER UNION ENDORSED DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR DANIEL MALOY ONLY TO HAVE THE DEMOCRATIC...
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
BOTH WITH THE ECONOMY AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. STATES ARE REMAINING CAUTIOUS EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE SEEN UP TICK IN REVENUE. ANOTHER THING STATES REALLY...
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NEXT INDEPENDENT CALLER FROM ILLINOIS. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. THE QUESTION I LIKE TO ASK, HOW DOES OBAMACARE'S MEDICAID
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PLAN AFFECT THOSE ON MEDICAID ALREADY? I'M BELIEVING IT WILL LESSEN THE MEDICAID THAT WE'RE ALREADY GETTING. GUEST: I'M NOT SURE OF THAT ACTUAL ASPECT....
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
OBAMACARE, WILL SEE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY WITH MORE PEOPLE ENROLLED IN MEDICAID. THERE WILL BE SOME OTHER CHANGES AND CREATIONS OF THESE EXCHANGES WHERE...
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IS IN THE
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NORTH CAROLINA STATE EMPLOYEE'S CREDIT UNION. IT HASN'T BEEN PAYING WORTH A DARN. I WAS WONDERING IS THERE ANY CHANCE OF THE INTEREST RATES GOING UP?...
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
THAT SORT OF THING. BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE STOCK MARKET, PENSIONS START TO COME DOWN IN THE AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT RETURNS AND PENSION START...
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A QUESTION ABOUT THE WHOLE MEDICARE SYSTEM. THERE SEEMS
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TO BE A LOT OF FAULT IN THE SYSTEM. HOST: DEBORAH YOU'RE BREAKING UP ON US. CALLER: I'M SORRY. HOW CAN YOU MAKE IT A
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CAREER WHERE OTHERS GENUINELY NEED THE HELP. I HAVE A HARDER TIME
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GETTING THE HELP. IS THERE ANY CHANCE OF GETTING A REFORM OR DOES THAT HELP? HOST: YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT HELP THROUGH MEDICAID OR MEDICARE? CALLER:...
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KIND OF SYSTEM. HOST: DEBORAH IS ASKING ABOUT POTENTIAL REFORM ON
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THE HORIZON. GUEST: MEDICARE IS PRETTY FEDERALLY RUN. WE
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DEAL
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
WITH MEDICAID. THERE HAS BEEN PUSH AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO START IN THOSE AREAS. WE SAW A LOT OF TALK WITH THAT LAST YEAR WITH THE DEFICIT, SUPER COMMITTEE...
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KEEPS FALLING FURTHER BEHIND ON ITS DEBT. HOW ARE STATES DEALING WITH THAT? YOU MENTIONED THEY HAVE A MANDATE TO BALANCE THEIR BUDGET. GUEST: ILLINOIS...
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
LIKE $2.7 BILLION IN MEDICAID COSTINGS. THEY CURRENTLY LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE PENSION REFORMS AND A LOT OF STATES HAVE DONE THAT NOW. SENSE THE DOWNTURN...
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FINALLY RETURNING TO PRELEVEL. BUT THE GROWING COST TO PROVIDING HEALTHCARE AND POOR AND MEDICAID IS LEAVING MOST GOVERNMENTS IN TOUGH FINANCIAL STRAIGHTS....
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TRICKY. THEY DON'T TELL THE TRUTH A LOT OF THE TIME ABOUT THE ECONOMY. WHAT I WANT TO KNOW WITH OBAMACARE, REPUBLICANS CUTS, IMMIGRATION, MEDICAL, JOBS...
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
LEVEL WHERE IT'S GETTING BACK TO LEVELS WHERE IT WAS BEFORE THE DOWNTURN. THE CALLER MENTIONED SOME OF THE JOBS CREATED. SOME OF THE HIGHER WAGE JOBS...
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COSTS. ENHANCING PROGRAMS INTEGRITY EFFORTS HALF THE STATES ARE DOING THAT. 20 STATES ARE EXPANDING MANAGED CARE. NEARLY AS MANY 19 ARE REFORMING...
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
PUSH AND THINGS LIKE PROVIDER PAYMENTS. WE'VE SEEN SOME LIMITS OF BENEFITS WHERE THEY STARTING TO CUT BACK. WE SEEN THINGS LIKE DENTAL AND VISION AND...
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AROUND 10:00 ON THURSDAY. LISA INDEPENDENT CALLER FROM VIRGINIA. CALLER: IT'S GREAT. WE'RE IN THE D.C. METRO AREA. WE HAVE BEEN
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AFFECTED. COMING FROM THAT STANDPOINT. WHAT'S INTERESTING TO ME, THIS PERSON BLAMING THIS ALL ON MEDICARE. I LIKE THERE'S REFORM AND STATES ARE TRYING...
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
REFORM COMMISSION, LOOK AT STREAMLINING. SOME INSTANCES COMBINING AGENCIES. A LOT OF STATES LOOKED AT VARIOUS TAX REFORMS PROPOSALS THIS LAST LEGISLATIVE...
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STATES HAVE UNDER FUNDED THEIR PENSIONS BY DIFFERENT LEVELS. IT'S MUCH OF MORE OF AN ISSUE OF SOME STATES. STATES HAVE BEEN
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
TAKING STEPS TO CHANGE THAT NOW. STATES HAVEN'T BEGUN TO FACE -- THEY STILL FACE UNDERFUNDED PENSIONS. WE'VE ALSO SEEN SOME STATES EXAMINE KIND OF MOVING...
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HOST, -
TO BE ON THE SHOW. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE C-SPAN. LY MAKE MY QUESTION SHORT. I NOTICE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE SHOW
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CALLER, -
BLAMING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. IT COST ME $20,000 TO GET MY LEG FIXED. WHILE I WAS IN THE MEDICAL OFFICE, I NOTICED THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN IT WERE BABY...
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
OF THE BIG REASONS WHY WE'RE EXPECTING SUCH A LARGE INCREASE IN HEALTHCARE SPENDING FOR STATES IS BECAUSE OF THE AGING OF THE POPULATION AND THE ELDERLY....
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SEEKS ASSISTANCE? WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ELDERLY, POOR, MEDICAID RECIPIENTS. GUEST: AS FAR AS MEDICAID, IT...
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
STATES. HOST: THEY GET MORE MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO HELP PAY FOR MEDICAID COST? GUEST: EXACTLY. FEDERAL
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HOST, -
GOVERNMENT PICKS UP THE MAJORITY OF IT. IT CAN BE ANYWHERE AROUND 56%. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
PICKING UP THE MAJORITY OF THE SHARE MEDICAID SPENDING. WE ARE STILL SEEING STATE MEDICAID SPENDING INCREASING. IT DOES DEPEND ON THE STATE AS FAR AS...
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FOR RETIRED PEOPLE OR ELDERLY. HOST: STEVE DEMOCRATIC CALLER
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
FROM SAN DIEGO. CALLER: WE HAD A PRIMARY HERE IN WHICH WE DEFEATED A CIGARETTE TAX INCREASE. IT GOES TO
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SHOW YOU THE MOOD THE PEOPLE IN CALIFORNIA ARE IN. WE'RE NOT
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GOING TO BE INCREASING ANY TAXES ON OURSELVES ANY TIME SOON. YOU CAN EXPECT THE AMERICAN FREE DREAM TO BE OVER JUST ABOUT NOW. HOST: STEVE WHAT DO...
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TO SAY ABOUT THAT TAX? GUEST: WE HAVEN'T SEEN TOO MANY TAXES INCREASED. THERE HASN'T BEEN TOO MUCH OF AN APPETITE TO INCREASE TAXES BOTH BY VOTERS
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
AND BY POLITICIANS. LAST YEAR WE SAW A REALLY LARGE TAX INCREASE IN 2010 DURING THE MIDST OF RECESSION. FISCAL 2010 WAS PROBABLY THE WORST YEAR FOR STATE...
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ABOUT THE CALLERS CALLING IN REGARDING
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THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. BUT YET HE IS NOT ADDRESSED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS REALLY AT ALL. I WANT TO KNOW WHY. HOST: OUR GUEST IS FOCUSED ON THE FISCAL...
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THE IMPACT OF THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR DRAINING ON OUR SYSTEM
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CALLER, -
AS A WHOLE. HOST: THE COST OF STATES TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. BRIAN SIGRITZ. GUEST: THERE'S BEEN DIFFERENT STUDIES LOOKING AT THAT. WE DON'T ANALYZE...
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OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ACROSS THE STATES.
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
IT'S ONE OF THOSE ISSUES THAT AFFECTS THE BUDGETS. SOME STATES SEE AN INCREASE COST OR PROJECTED COST BECAUSE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS OF THEIR STATE...
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GENERAL FUND REVENUE INCREASED IN FISCAL YEAR 2013 INCREASE BY $27 BILLION AND INCREASE IN SPENDING AS WELL. WHAT DOES THOSE NUMBERS MEAN IN RELATION...
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
IT REALLY GOES TO SHOW HOW THEY AGREE STATES ARE BEING CAUTIOUS. THERE ARE STILL CONCERN ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN MOVING FORWARD HERE. PART OF...
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GUEST: WE'VE SEEN A FAIRLY MAJOR PUSH IN THAT AREA. CALIFORNIA RIGHT NOW IS EXAMINING SOME OF
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Sigritz, Brian - Director
OPPORTUNITIES. I BELIEVE ARIZONA MIGHT LOOK AT IT AS WELL. WE'VE SEEN THINGS LIKE REST STOPS WHERE STATES ARE LOOKING. SOME PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP...
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HOWEVER MEDICAID KANSAS KANSAS CITY -- COSTS ARE ARE RISING. THANK YOU SO MUCH BEING WITH US THIS MORNING THAT'S ALL FOR WASHINGTON JOURNAL TODAY. THANK...
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