Atrios has this story about a little girl in Alabama, Lauren Rainey, who requires around the clock nursing to clear her lungs and airways. If she develops an obstruction, she will die. Her airway opening is now the size of a pencil tip.
The Alabama Medicaid organization has decided to stop funding her medical care because "she is not getting any worse".
The Alabama Governor, Bob Riley, has stated that "there are other programs to take care of this girl" - yeah, right - housekeeping programs twice a week.
You can contact the governor's office and ask him why he's lying to this girl:
State Capitol
600 Dexter Avenue
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
Switchboard: 334-242-7100
Fax: 334-353-0004
I called and they were very nice.
http://haloscan.com/tb/atrios/110089414319568116