I would like to comment on the article titled "Major health savings forecast" (July 27) by Andrea K. Walker. To report that there will be great savings for Maryland taxpayers because funding for increased numbers of people being placed on Medicaid and other state-funded initiatives is being shifted from the state taxpayer to the federal government is disingenuous and creates a false impression that the Maryland taxpayer is going to save money!

This is ridiculous. Who do you think is going to pay for the Obama health care plan? We are! This is just taking money from one pocket and putting it in the other pocket. Common sense should tell you that you can't insure larger numbers of people for less money — it can't be done. This article is nothing more than political dribble to make Governor O'Malley look good. If you can't report the truth and call it what it is then just do what you always do and don't report it at all.

Bill Countess, Abingdon