Georgia governor hits wall on new fees to fund trauma care

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue found quick opposition for his proposal to fund Medicaid and trauma care with new fees on hospitals and speeding motorists. Perdue has proposed a 1.6% fee on hospital revenues and health insurance plans to fill the state's $208 million hole in Medicaid this year, and to provide $60 million toward a statewide trauma network. Perdue told legislators he knew his plan would "not be universally acclaimed," but said the federal government created the problem.