ESCANABA - Gubernatorial candidate Tom George was misquoted in an article which appeared in the Friday, Aug. 7, edition of the Daily Press. The article should have stated George was speaking about the Medicaid program, not Medicare.
In the article, George spoke of what he felt was necessary to reduce health costs for residents of Michigan. It should have stated: "We need to encourage healthy behavior, if patients or people receiving Medicaid don't care about taking care of their health then the system fails."
"Medicare" is a federal program provided to the elderly and disabled, while "Medicaid" is a state funded and monitored program.