buy your local pervert some viagra

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Mon May 30, 2005 2:24 am

.....American tax dollars at work...let's make sure they can keep it up.

Florida Funded Impotence Drug For Sex Offenders

POSTED: 8:44 am EDT May 29, 2005

WASHINGTON -- Nearly 800 convicted sex offenders in 14 states got Medicaid-funded prescriptions for Viagra and other impotence drugs, according to a survey by The Associated Press.

The majority of the cases were in Florida, New York and Texas.

Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor, is administered differently in every state. Thus, while some states allowed Medicaid payments for prescriptions for the drugs Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, other states did not.

buttercup · Post by **buttercup** » Mon May 30, 2005 3:32 am

WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i had to go back & double check this was not in the joke section as i felt sure it was a wind up, im not often gobsmacked (britisism) for stunned into silence

*throws out the cosmic question to the world, what the f**k is going on?

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Mon May 30, 2005 5:21 am

I heard about this last week and was dumbstruck myself. What really chapped my butt is that my tax dollars are paying for this outrage. You don't give sexual enhancement drugs to people who cannot control their own actions. Why the heck do they need with Viagra in prison????

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Mon May 30, 2005 5:26 am

Some states won't cover impotence drugs under Medicaid. Many states are reviewing whether the treatment of erectile dysfunction is a medical necessity.

Here is how the states ranked:

Florida: 218

New York: 198

Texas: 191

New Jersey: 55

Virginia: 52

Missouri: 26

Kansas: 14

Ohio: 13

Michigan: 7

Maine: 5

Georgia: 3

Montana: 3

Alabama: 2

North Dakota: 1

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Mon May 30, 2005 5:27 am

this has been to benefit convicted perverts NOT in prison. makes you want to puke doesn't it?some pepperspray will fix their tiny little thingies.

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Mon May 30, 2005 5:35 am

Scares me that 13 of them are on the loose here in Ohio. These are the ones they know of. How many others have either not registered, or not been caught yet?

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Mon May 30, 2005 5:39 am

Peg wrote: Scares me that 13 of them are on the loose here in Ohio. These are the ones they know of. How many others have either not registered, or not been caught yet?150,000 in the US. my little grandaughter lives in Ohio too. Chagrin Falls. worries me no end. except i know her Mom is careful as hell.

valerie · Post by **valerie** » Mon May 30, 2005 7:53 am

LC, I posted about this in the "Viagra causes blindness" thread, it really

got to me, too, and I am flabbergasted.

One thing I forgot to mention in my earlier post was that there was a

guy on the news in SUPPORT of these scumbags getting Viagra. Why?!?

Something about how if they were able to have a good relationship with

their wives/girlfriends they wouldn't re-offend. You guys know what word

I want to use for THAT and it starts with B and ends with T!!! The

Green River Killer, Gary Ridgway, was said to have been "happily" married

for many years of his killing spree.

:-5

abbey · Post by **abbey** » Mon May 30, 2005 8:05 am

They should be giving the perves Bromide not viagra!

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Mon May 30, 2005 8:16 am

lady cop wrote: this has been to benefit convicted perverts NOT in prison. makes you want to puke doesn't it?some pepperspray will fix their tiny little thingies.

I went back and re-read the article - you are right - not prisoners. It still doesn't make any sense. Saltpeter is what they should be given.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Mon May 30, 2005 9:29 am

Val....sorry i missed your previous post on this subject...and the chemicals mentioned here are ineffectual. as to them having "healthy" relationships, that is pure bollocks. a pedophile is a pedophile forever,whether married or not. generally they marry women with kids so they have built-in victims.

BTS · Post by **BTS** » Mon May 30, 2005 10:19 am

Some old news on the subject:

In 1998, health officials under the Clinton administration ordered Medicaid to provide impotency drugs for medical necessities such as if a man is recovering from prostate surgery or suffering from diabetes. That directive did not prohibit such drugs from being dispensed to registered sex offenders.

News summaries for July 20, 1998

States revolt at covering Viagra under Medicaid

The National Governors Assn. has strongly condemned the federal government's decision that the impotence drug Viagra must be covered by state Medicaid programs. New York and Wisconsin have declared they would defy the federal mandate while twenty-two other states were not covering Viagra at the time of the announcement. The nation's governors say the new mandate could cost Medicaid $100 million a year. Other concerns include: A preemption of state authority in determining what is appropriate for their unique population, the drug's safety, and improper prescribing. Medicaid officials warn that a state that refuses to cover a drug could be removed from the Medicaid drug rebate program and lose millions in discounts.

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Some states had relied on a 1998 letter from the Clinton administration as a basis for providing coverage, said Matt Salo, a staff member of the National Governors Association. But that letter also said restrictions could be put in place to curb abuse. For example, the letter said states should limit the number of refills or the quantity of pills per prescription.

That letter, sent to then-Govs. Mike Leavitt of Utah and Lawton Chiles of Florida, said Medicaid must cover all FDA-approved drugs with certain exceptions. Those exceptions included drugs used for weight control, for cosmetic purposes or to promote fertility.

"The law is pretty clear. The letter in 1998 said Medicaid had to cover Viagra," said Salo, the director of the association's health and human services committee. "I don't think there is any dispute about that."

Some states did decline to provide coverage for impotence drugs to any male. South Dakota considers Viagra and similar drugs to be fertility drugs.

"Our rules are specific in that we do not cover agents to promote fertility or to treat impotence," said Larry Iverson, director of South Dakota's Office of Medical Services.

Wisconsin officials simply ignored the directive.

The state's health and human services chief "thought the directive was ill-advised and chose to disregard it," said a department spokeswoman, Stephanie Marquis.

john8pies · Post by **john8pies** » Mon May 30, 2005 10:24 am

Sorry, but i find this use of taxpayers` money absolutely DISGUSTING.

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Mon May 30, 2005 10:48 am

lady cop wrote: .....American tax dollars at work...let's make sure they can keep it up.

Florida Funded Impotence Drug For Sex Offenders

POSTED: 8:44 am EDT May 29, 2005

WASHINGTON -- Nearly 800 convicted sex offenders in 14 states got Medicaid-funded prescriptions for Viagra and other impotence drugs, according to a survey by The Associated Press.

The majority of the cases were in Florida, New York and Texas.

Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor, is administered differently in every state. Thus, while some states allowed Medicaid payments for prescriptions for the drugs Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, other states did not.

"Meagans Law" here in California requires sex offenders to be registered and their address and profile is available on the web. I did a search fro my zip code area and was astounded to see 48 registered sex offfenders within a five mile radius. I had no idea that there were so many of these creeps. There were a few that for some reason addresses were not listed.

BTS · Post by **BTS** » Mon May 30, 2005 10:56 am

Lon wrote: "Meagans Law" here in California requires sex offenders to be registered and their address and profile is available on the web. I did a search fro my zip code area and was astounded to see 48 registered sex offfenders within a five mile radius. I had no idea that there were so many of these creeps. There were a few that for some reason addresses were not listed.Lon in my searching I came across a quote from your Gov. that more or less said they did not know how many sex offenders might have gotten viagra because of the Meagan Law.......... I bet it might have something to do with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals........... Not sure why?

Oh here I found it!

Gov. Says No to Viagra for Sex Offenders

Schwarzenegger said he issued the emergency order "to protect all Californians" until permanent regulations can be written to "target the sex offenders who pose a threat to innocent citizens with these drugs."

About 63,000 registered sex offenders live in California. The state does not know how many Ã¢â‚¬ if any Ã¢â‚¬ are getting impotency drugs through state health programs because California is prohibited from using the Megan's Law registry for such purposes.

lady cop · Post by **lady cop** » Mon May 30, 2005 10:59 am

Lon...see this..........here is the sex offender registry for your state ( 1 2 )

BTS · Post by **BTS** » Mon May 30, 2005 11:11 am

lady cop wrote: Lon...see this..........here is the sex offender registry for your state ( 1 2 )
I think Lon said he already did a search on his zip code. Therfore why link him to another thread?

BabyRider · Post by **BabyRider** » Mon May 30, 2005 11:57 am

What I find even more disturbing about this, (other than the fact that tax dollars will be spent to give sicko's erections) is that the crimes we are talking about have NOTHING to do with sex. Rapists and pedophiles do not commit their crimes to "have sex." It is all about power, and WHY for the love of god do we want to give them MORE power???? This is absolutely beyond my comprehension. :-5 :-5