http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/notfornothing/archive/2008/12/31/global-medicaid-waiver-pro-and-con.aspxWord comes today of a January 9 legislative hearing on Governor Carcieri&#39;s global Medicaid waiver , which he bills as a big money-saver for the state. Some Rhode Islanders, such as the author of this letter to the editor in today&#39;s ProJo, seeenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20917.1142)http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/notfornothing/archive/2008/12/31/global-medicaid-waiver-pro-and-con.aspx#218413Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:55:15 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:218413Monique<p>The point, of course, is to maximize the options for people in need of such services - including the option to stay in one&#39;s home as long as possible.</p> <p>We should note also that ultimately, the fate of this proposal, as with all budget matters, rests in the hands of the General Assembly.</p> <img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=218413" width="1" height="1">http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/notfornothing/archive/2008/12/31/global-medicaid-waiver-pro-and-con.aspx#218394Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:24:17 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:218394Terry Gorman<p>Lilyanne Paolucci Werle&#39;s reference to the quote &quot; The moral Test of Government is how it treats &nbsp;three categories of people &quot; would be fine if after each category the words &quot; who are U S Citizens , Legal Immigrants or Refugees &quot; were included . If they were taken care of first and Government was able to afford to care for more let&#39;s go for it .</p> <img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=218394" width="1" height="1">