“We’re the only state in the country that runs our own government-owned, government-operated hospitals. I’ll be the first to tell you that’s not the best way to provide health care. And we’re replacing that. We’re transitioning folks on our Medicaid program to privately-run insurance coverage.”
–Gov. Piyush Jindal, to Greta Van Susteren in a Fox News interview about his plans to dismantle Louisiana’s Medicaid program in favor of private insurers, neglecting to mention that those “government-run hospitals” also serve as teaching hospitals for medical students at both the LSU and Tulane university schools of medicine.



Actually, back when they were properly supported, Louisiana’s charity hospitals provided world-class medical care. But that’s when they were run by people who gave a damn about the hospitals and their patients, as opposed to their competitors who provide campaign donations.
He left off the part about where the people with no insurance (Medicaid, Medicare or private), who use the public hospitals, are going to get care.