Here we are in the midst of a budget crisis with a hole 10 Billion dollars deep and we still see politicians and the governor throwing around money like there is a run on spending. What is the definition of insanity? Doing the same thing over an over expecting different results.

We just went through a study on how to consolidate hospitals and every politician said this is something we must to to save health care. But when push came to shove they all caved because the unions ran commercials and protested. Of course the biggest message was, this will destroy health care, old people will die, and people will bleed to death because there will no longer be enough hospitals. So what good is this going to do? Feed the demands of the unions?

Gov. Paterson Announces $280 Million In Grants For Statewide Health Care Projects

HEADLINE: GOV. PATERSON ANNOUNCES $280 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR STATEWIDE HEALTH CARE PROJECTS

BYLINE: US States News

DATELINE: ALBANY, N.Y.

Gov. David Paterson, D-N.Y., issued the following press release:

Governor David A. Paterson today announced $280 million in grants to fund health care restructuring projects throughout New York State that will expand the availability of primary care in local communities, cut duplicative services in hospitals, “rightsize” nursing homes and fund consolidation projects by health care providers. These grants are funded through the Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law for New Yorkers (HEAL NY), passed in 2006. HEAL NY authorizes the State to appropriate or bond up to $1 billion for projects that support the mandates of the Commission on Health Care Financing in the 21st Century (Berger Commission).

“HEAL NY projects support the core of New York’s health care reforms by strengthening primary care, supporting further consolidations, and further implementing Berger Commission recommendations to bring efficiency and effectiveness to New York’s health-care system,” said Governor Paterson. “These awards will help improve access to health care in our cities, towns and villages, and bring smart investments that will cut down on wasteful spending by directing funding to the best solutions for health care in New York State.”