Grieving Man Confronts PA Governor For Rejecting Medicaid Expansion
Scot Rosenzweig of Allentown, PA confronted Tom Corbett outside a $1000 a plate dinner, holding a picture of his late fianceé, wanting to know why he rejected expanding Medicaid.
Rosenzweig: “You’re trying to work on the Healthy PA initiative, and — understand, I am a Republican. [inaudible] I think maybe we should consider accepting the Medicaid expansion while we work on fixing the problem.”
Corbett: “I can’t do that. I can’t do both. It’s one or the other.”
Rosenzweig: “We can’t get rid of it after? How many people have to die while we work on the problems?”
Corbett: “We are — I will tell you this. I believe we will have [Healthy PA] before the end of the year.”
D.B. Hirsch is a political activist, news junkie, and retired ad copy writer and spin doctor. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.