Lydia Mitts

  1. Skyrocketing health costs place a burden on families

    Posted by Lydia Mitts

    With the economy still in a slump, the skyrocketing cost of health care places another burden on families already worried about paying the bills and finding jobs. But things don’t need to be this bad. Slowing the growth of health care costs would leave a hefty chunk of money in the bank accounts of families across the nation. Now, that’s something we all can appreciate.

  2. Super Committee Still Potential Threat Medicaid

    Posted by Lydia Mitts

    At the eleventh hour, Congress came up with a deal to avoid defaulting on our national debt. That deal ties raising the debt ceiling to a two-part deficit reduction plan. In the first round of the deal’s deficit reduction, which included $1 trillion in spending cuts over 10 years, Medicaid was spared from any cuts. However, the fight to protect Medicaid is far from over.