Hick says this because he knows what no Democrat and very few Republicans are saying ...... Obama care, with expanded Medicaid will destroy State's budgets starting next year. Remember, Fed reimbursement rates shrink on expanded Medicaid rolls and there's no way States can afford all the new folks. Hick will either have to cut a bunch of other things like education and roads or take a tax hike to the voters which won't fly I'd guess.