text: Commentary: Kasich saves his most poignant comments for Medicaid - Opinion - The Daily Record - Wooster, OH
  An expected reduction in emergency room visits, the means by which many poor Ohioans seek basic services at a cost that far exceeds convention doctor's office visits.
  The setup is not efficient, the governor said. It's not effective, he stressed. Plus, "It costs everybody more money when they do that because the emergency rooms (are) the highest-cost operation you can get for health care. And it's not fair for them because they don't get healthier, so they're sicker and we pay for that as well."
  He added, "I respect the decision you're all going to make. I know it's controversial, just please examine your conscious, keep an open mind, and I think we can work and get there. I sure hope so. You know, we're an administration that thinks no one should be left behind. And, look, I think what's so great is we're growing jobs, our economy is stronger, we're running surpluses, our credit is up, we've got industries thriving, but we're not ignoring the weak ... The Lord doesn't want us to ignore them."