Senator Reid: Senate Finance Committee Health Bill Won’t Work for Nevada

You’d think Senator Reid was running for re-election, or something.  Here is the lead to a story running in the Las Vegas News:

 No sooner than the Senate Finance Committee’s chairman released his long-awaited health care bill today than Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said it’s not good enough for Nevada.

Reid is concerned about the cash-poor state’s inability to boost Medicaid spending as would be required under the bill.

“While this draft bill is a good starting point, it needs improvement before it will work for Nevada,” Reid said in a statement. “During this time of economic crisis, our state cannot afford to shoulder the second highest increase in Medicaid funding.”

Reid said he received assurance from the chairman, Sen. Max Baucus of Montana, that the formula would be changed before the bill goes to committee next week.

“I spoke to the Chair of the Finance Committee and he assured me that this bill will be improved for Nevada,” Reid said.

“Let me be very clear, I will not bring a health insurance reform bill to the Senate floor that is not good for Nevada.”