“[Such changes were proposed this summer by the bipartisan National Governors Association as a way to steer the poor to lower-cost treatments that may be just as effective.] We are trying to manage utilization, ... The money we save now can help save some [health] coverage during the next economic downturn.”
“Those surpluses were virtually eliminated in about 18 months. So this is one of the reasons the governors are sort of concerned and really want to run surpluses of 5 to 6 percent.”