But U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield said today that the House budget approved last night does not give enough Medicaid relief for North Carolina's counties...

'This problem has reached a crisis for many poor counties,' Butterfield said. 'It's reached a point where the most basic services, such as education and public safety, are suffering in the communities that can least afford to go without. Under the current system, the poorest counties will only become poorer and fall further behind.'"


Butterfield has introduced legislation that would prohibit states from passing on any Medicaid share to their counties.  However, it only applies to North Carolina because that is the only state that requires counties to share in that cost.  It is unlikely that the legislation will go anywhere.

Thanks to Cong. Butterfield anyway!