Doyle vows to pursue hospital assessment
Before announcing his vetoes, Gov. Jim Doyle took time to make it clear that he will pursue the hospital assessment in the next budget.
He said Republican opponents of the plan are "boxed in by their own rhetoric," and that the assessment "would have helped tremendously" to plug the budget deficit.
He chided those who call the plan a "hospital tax," saying that the method is used by many other states to capture more federal dollars for the reimbursement of hospitals who treat medical assistance patients. The federal government sets up the parameters of the program as "economic incentives" that "reward" states with more funding.
"I am committed to getting this plan in the next state budget," he said.
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