South Carolina Declares War on Health Care for the Poor

Read this interesting article about the Republican Party's bold moves in South Carolina to cut down on Medicaid spending by creating... well, not a glass ceiling, more of a concrete one. This passage particularly stood out:

South Carolina's request is based on the belief that Medicaid has created little incentive for frugality. Rather, it has created incentives for beneficiaries to seek health care services without regard for the costs.

Besides displaying magnificently the GOP's blame-the-inconveniently-poor proclivities, it's almost like they are theorizing that better health care funding results in fancier, more expensive diseases. After all, Section 8 patients really shouldn't be coming down with country club ailments, should they? Compassionate Conservatism, indeed!