As I prepare for yet another clash between my values, and those of the public educational system, I could not miss the irony of tonight’s newspaper headline, “MEDICAID FORECAST IS GRIM WITHOUT MAJOR CHANGES.” The article points out that doctors wait years for 14 cents-on-the-dollar reimbursements for important medical services rendered; that the Michigan Medicaid caseload has grown by 162,000 people since 1999 with no sign of leveling off; that “there are fewer dollars available to cover health care for Medicaid patients.” Even Michigan’s Democratic Governor-elect Jennifer Granholm has stated, “Universally, people have come to me and said, ‘Medicaid is … Continue reading Special-Ed Medicaid