CloseUp: Gov. Sununu discuses Medicaid expansion in New Hampshire
Says goal is flexibility
CloseUp: Gov. Sununu discuses Medicaid expansion in New Hampshire
Says goal is flexibility
WEBVTT AS HE FACES QUESTIONS ABOUTGOOD MORNING.I’M ADAM SEXTON.GOVERNOR CHRIS SUNUNU JUSTHAMPSHIRE IS HEADED.HE’S OUR GUEST THIS MORNING.GOVERNOR SUNUNU, THANKS FOONE OF THE B ASPECTS OF WHATLET’S TALK ABOUT FUNDING.IN THE TRANSITION TO MEDICAIDWILL WE BE ABLE TO RECAPTUREGOV. SUNUN SAVING $200 MILLIONIT IS NOT JUST ABOUT RENAMINGWE ARE DOING IT DIFFERENTLY.WE ARE CREATING FLEXIBILITY.WE WILL PROBABLY SEE MOREWE NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY COMETHIS IS A PLAN FOR NEWWE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVEADAM: REPUBLICANS HAVE MADETHAT?IS THERE A FUNDING MECHANISMGOV. SUNUNU: WE HAVE TO SEE WHATWE DO HAVE OPTIONS.WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET ITTHIS WOULD BE A REAUTHORIZATIONWHATEVER WE DO SHOULD NOT BEWE ARE TAKING OUR TIME.WE WILL HAVE DETAILS IN THEIT WILL BE A NEW HAMPSHIRE PLAN.ADAM: THE WORK REQUIREMENT IS AHOW DO YOU ENSURE THAT IT’S NOTGOV. SUNUNU: WE HAVE 2.6%WE HAVE A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY.IT COULD BE JOB TRAINING,IT IS BASED ON HOURS POTENTIALTHERE IS FLEXIBILITY BUILT IN.WE HAVE SET IT UP SO THERE ARETHERE ARE A LOT OF AVAILABLEIT IS THE PERFECT TIME TO TAKEADAM: LET’S GET TO YOUR STATE OFYOU SIGNED SOME LEGISLATION TOTHIS WILL BE PROXIMITY TO FOLKSGOV. SUNUNU: THE OPPOSITE.WE WILL BRING THE AGENCIESWE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT VETERANSTHIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD HAVEWE TRIED TO DO IT WITHIT DID NOT PASS.I DON’T THINK WE CAN ASKWE HAVE DONE GREAT THING IN NEWTHAT IS AWESOME FLEXIBILITY FORNOW WE WILL MOVE A LOT OFI FIRMLY BELIEVE WHEN YOU SIGNAS CIVILIANS, WE HAV THEADAM IN YOUR SPEECH, YOUTHERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHOWE DO HAVE RESTRICTIONS ONIS IT REASONABLE TO THE EXTENTGOV. SUNUNU: I THINK WE HAVEWE INVESTED $20 MILLION INTHESE ARE CAMERAS, EMERGENCYWHAT ELSE MATTERS?WE HAVE PUT A REAL FOCUS ONTH OFFSETS OTHER PROPERTYWHEN YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT CRISESTHERE IS NEVER ENOUGH THAT YOUWHEN IT COMES TO GUN LAWS, TOIT HAS TO BE ALL ENCOMPASSING.UNDIAGNOSED MENTAL HEALTH ISI HAVE VISITED HIGH SCHOOLSWE DON’T HAVE THE PROGRAMS INAS PART OF THE SPEECH YESTERDAY,WE PUT $15 MILLION LAST YEAR.WE PUT MORE MONEY THIS YEARTHESE ARE WHERE THE STATE NEEDSADAM DEMOCRATS POINT TO GUNWHAT I THE REPUBLICAN PLAN TOGOV. SUNUNU: I DON’T THINK THEREI DON’T THINK THERE IS ANYTHINGIT IS COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONS.SECURITY IN THE SCHOOLS, DEALINGWE HAVE PRETTY GOOD GUN LAWS INI AM NOT LOOKING FOR FURTHERI DON’T THINK MANY PEOPLE ARE.WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE CRUXI THINK IF WE FOCUS ON THE KIDSADAM: WE ARE GOING TO BE LOOKINGYOU CAME OUT VERY STRONGLYHAVE THOSE CHANGES BEEN MADE?IF THIS PASSES, WILL YOU SIGN?GOV. SUNUNU: TIMING ISWE PASSED A FIRS PHASE LASTWE HAVE TO HAVE MORE INTEGRITY.NOT A TIGHTENING OF THE LAWS,SB 3 WILL LIKELY BEWE HAVE CONFIDENCE IT WILL BEWE CAN TAKE UP 372.THERE ARE GOOD THINGS IN THETHERE WERE INDIRECT CONSEQUENCESTHOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS WE AREI DON’T HAVE ALL THE ANSWERSWE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WHATEVER WELET’S GET RIGHT AND ASSUREADAM: SHOULD PEOPLE WHO WIN THEGOV. SUNUNU: WHAT WE ARE DEALINGTHE QUESTION IS, CAN YOU CHANGESHE SIGNED THE TICKET.CAN YOU TAKE THAT BACK?I AM ALL ABOUT ALLOWING PEOPLEIT LOOKS LIKE THIS MAY BEIT IS SOMETHING THE COURTS WILLADAM: DO YOU THINK SHE SHOULDGOV. SUNUNU: DEFINITELY.ADAM: DO YOU THINK SHE SHOULDGOV. SUNUNU: I THINK THEREADAM: YOU HAVE TO KNOW AHEAD OFGOV. SUNUNU: IF WE HAD AI THINK IT SHOULD BE TREATED THEIF THERE ARE WITNESSES AND AALLOW HER TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.AD
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CloseUp: Gov. Sununu discuses Medicaid expansion in New Hampshire
Says goal is flexibility
Gov. Sununu just gave his first State of the State Address, painting an upbeat picture of his accomplishments last year and where the state is heading. He joins WMUR Political Director Adam Sexton on CloseUP to discuss funding for Medicaid expansion and streamlining access to services for veterans in the state.
Gov. Sununu just gave his first State of the State Address, painting an upbeat picture of his accomplishments last year and where the state is heading. He joins WMUR Political Director Adam Sexton on CloseUP to discuss funding for Medicaid expansion and streamlining access to services for veterans in the state.
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