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Posted: 5:21 PM Sep 5, 2010
Barnes warns of "devastating" problems with healthcare reform
Roy Barnes says the new federal health reform law backed by fellow Democrats could be "financially devastating" for Georgia unless officials in Washington figure out a way to help states cope with a staggering jump in Medicaid costs.
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Democratic gubernatorial hopeful and former governor Roy Barnes greets a supporter at Southwest Georgia Regional Airport. Barnes and several other candidates were trying to drum up last minute support for today’s primary elections with fly-ins across the state.
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September 5, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) -- Roy Barnes says the new federal health reform law backed by fellow Democrats could be "financially devastating" for Georgia unless officials in Washington figure out a way to help states cope with a staggering jump in Medicaid costs.
Barnes, the Democrat running to reclaim the governor's mansion, also blasted both political parties and President Barack Obama for failing to win bipartisan support for a law more Americans could get behind. In an interview with The Associated Press, Barnes labeled it "the greatest failure, modern failure, of political leadership in my lifetime."
Barnes' GOP opponent Nathan Deal opposes the health overhaul and stepped down from Congress in March after casting a vote against the measure.
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