So, why is he now planning to cut $800 billion ($800,000,000,000.00) from Medicaid - which will hurt the poorest and most disabled among us?
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So, why is he now planning to cut $800 billion ($800,000,000,000.00) from Medicaid - which will hurt the poorest and most disabled among us?
Don't worry......your welfare checks are a-okay.
Medicaid Pocket Primer
WHAT IS MEDICAID?
Medicaid is the nation’s public health insurance program for people with low income. The Medicaid program covers more than 70 million Americans, or 1 in 5, including many with complex and costly needs for care. The vast majority of Medicaid enrollees lack access to other affordable health insurance. Medicaid covers a broad array of health services and limits enrollee out-of-pocket costs. The program is also the principal source of long-term care coverage for Americans. As the nation’s single largest insurer, Medicaid provides significant financing for hospitals, community health centers, physicians, and nursing homes, and jobs in the health care sector. The Medicaid program finances over 16% of all personal health care spending in the U.S.
HOW IS THE MEDICAID PROGRAM STRUCTURED?
Medicaid is a federal-state program. Subject to federal standards, states design and administer their own Medicaid programs. Beyond the federal requirements, states have extensive flexibility to determine covered populations, covered services, health care delivery models, methods for paying physicians and hospitals, and many other aspects of their Medicaid programs. States can also get Section 1115 waivers to test and implement approaches that diverge from federal Medicaid rules but that the Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determines advance program objectives. All Americans who meet Medicaid eligibility requirements are guaranteed coverage. The federal government matches state Medicaid spending on an open-ended basis. The guarantee of federal matching funds increases state resources for coverage of their low-income residents and also permits state Medicaid programs to respond to demographic and economic shifts, changing coverage needs, technological innovations, public health emergencies such as the opioid addiction crisis, and disasters and other events beyond states’ control. Medicaid is a complex program because it has evolved over time to serve diverse populations with a wide range of needs, including many individuals who are very poor and very frail, and because of wide variation across state Medicaid programs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) within HHS is the federal agency responsible for Medicaid. Title XIX of the Social Security Act and a large body of federal regulations govern the program, defining federal Medicaid requirements and state options and authorities.
WHO HAS MEDICAID COVERAGE?
Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) currently cover over 74 million low-income Americans, who fall into four main groups: infants and children; pregnant women, parents, and other nonelderly adults; individuals of all ages with disabilities; and very low-income seniors, most of whom are also covered by Medicare. Three-quarters of nonelderly Medicaid enrollees are in working families. Children make up about half of all Medicaid enrollees, nonelderly adults make up one-quarter, and seniors and people with disabilities make up one-quarter. Medicaid covers many but not all poor Americans (Figure 1). It covers nearly half of all births in the median state, 40% of all children, and 75% of poor children. Reflecting more restrictive state eligibility rules for adults, Medicaid covers 40% of poor nonelderly adults. Medicaid covers 60% of children with disabilities and 30% of nonelderly adults with disabilities, including individuals with severe physical disabilities, developmental disabilities such as autism and traumatic brain injury, serious mental illness, Alzheimer’s disease, and other chronic conditions. States can opt to provide Medicaid for children with significant disabilities in higher-income families to fill gaps in private health insurance and limit out-of-pocket burden. Medicaid also assists 1 in 5 Medicare beneficiaries with their Medicare premiums and cost-sharing and provides many of them with benefits not covered by Medicare, especially long-term care, dental care, and vision care.
Figure 1: Medicaid’s Role for Selected Populations
More: Medicaid Pocket Primer
A little refresher for those who may not appreciate how important Medicaid is for millions of our friends and neighbors.
WHAT IS MEDICAID?
Medicaid is the nation’s public health insurance program for people with low income. The Medicaid program covers more than 70 million Americans, or 1 in 5, including many with complex and costly needs for care. The vast majority of Medicaid enrollees lack access to other affordable health insurance. Medicaid covers a broad array of health services and limits enrollee out-of-pocket costs. The program is also the principal source of long-term care coverage for Americans. As the nation’s single largest insurer, Medicaid provides significant financing for hospitals, community health centers, physicians, and nursing homes, and jobs in the health care sector. The Medicaid program finances over 16% of all personal health care spending in the U.S.
HOW IS THE MEDICAID PROGRAM STRUCTURED?
Medicaid is a federal-state program. Subject to federal standards, states design and administer their own Medicaid programs. Beyond the federal requirements, states have extensive flexibility to determine covered populations, covered services, health care delivery models, methods for paying physicians and hospitals, and many other aspects of their Medicaid programs. States can also get Section 1115 waivers to test and implement approaches that diverge from federal Medicaid rules but that the Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) determines advance program objectives. All Americans who meet Medicaid eligibility requirements are guaranteed coverage. The federal government matches state Medicaid spending on an open-ended basis. The guarantee of federal matching funds increases state resources for coverage of their low-income residents and also permits state Medicaid programs to respond to demographic and economic shifts, changing coverage needs, technological innovations, public health emergencies such as the opioid addiction crisis, and disasters and other events beyond states’ control. Medicaid is a complex program because it has evolved over time to serve diverse populations with a wide range of needs, including many individuals who are very poor and very frail, and because of wide variation across state Medicaid programs. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) within HHS is the federal agency responsible for Medicaid. Title XIX of the Social Security Act and a large body of federal regulations govern the program, defining federal Medicaid requirements and state options and authorities.
WHO HAS MEDICAID COVERAGE?
Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) currently cover over 74 million low-income Americans, who fall into four main groups: infants and children; pregnant women, parents, and other nonelderly adults; individuals of all ages with disabilities; and very low-income seniors, most of whom are also covered by Medicare. Three-quarters of nonelderly Medicaid enrollees are in working families. Children make up about half of all Medicaid enrollees, nonelderly adults make up one-quarter, and seniors and people with disabilities make up one-quarter. Medicaid covers many but not all poor Americans (Figure 1). It covers nearly half of all births in the median state, 40% of all children, and 75% of poor children. Reflecting more restrictive state eligibility rules for adults, Medicaid covers 40% of poor nonelderly adults. Medicaid covers 60% of children with disabilities and 30% of nonelderly adults with disabilities, including individuals with severe physical disabilities, developmental disabilities such as autism and traumatic brain injury, serious mental illness, Alzheimer’s disease, and other chronic conditions. States can opt to provide Medicaid for children with significant disabilities in higher-income families to fill gaps in private health insurance and limit out-of-pocket burden. Medicaid also assists 1 in 5 Medicare beneficiaries with their Medicare premiums and cost-sharing and provides many of them with benefits not covered by Medicare, especially long-term care, dental care, and vision care.
Figure 1: Medicaid’s Role for Selected Populations
More: Medicaid Pocket Primer
A little refresher for those who may not appreciate how important Medicaid is for millions of our friends and neighbors.
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Trump is a evil son of a bitch...The guy lies and has always lies....
The guy doesn't give a shit about granny, the sick or the poor. I believe he is the fucking anti-christ.
The guy doesn't give a shit about granny, the sick or the poor. I believe he is the fucking anti-christ.
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so I expect president trump to uphold his promise he gave.
Good luck, He is not a man of his word. He has no integrity. He is a charlatan, and his voters got screwed.
You make him sound like the perfect Democrat politician... but you voted for Hillary so you pretty well described yourself.
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so I expect president trump to uphold his promise he gave.
Good luck, He is not a man of his word. He has no integrity. He is a charlatan, and his voters got screwed.
I thought Hillary was a woman?
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Says the side who cut the hell out of it.So, why is he now planning to cut $800 billion ($800,000,000,000.00) from Medicaid - which will hurt the poorest and most disabled among us?
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The only good solution is Single-Payer.
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If you are one with God and read the Bible, you'd know he isn't the Antichrist.Trump is a evil son of a bitch...The guy lies and has always lies....
The guy doesn't give a shit about granny, the sick or the poor. I believe he is the fucking anti-christ.
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Why should we believe anything the orange weasel says... he was born with a lying spoon in his mouth..So, why is he now planning to cut $800 billion ($800,000,000,000.00) from Medicaid - which will hurt the poorest and most disabled among us?
I seriously think that he has a problem..
Yep he does.. Lakota..
Traits of a psychological liar..
- Narcissism or self-centered behaviors and thought patterns
- Selfishness
- Abusive attitude
- Obsessive, controlling, and compulsive behaviors
- Impulsivity
- Aggressiveness
- Jealous behavior
- Manipulative behaviors
- Deceptiveness
If you are one with God and read the Bible, you'd know he isn't the Antichrist.Trump is a evil son of a bitch...The guy lies and has always lies....
The guy doesn't give a shit about granny, the sick or the poor. I believe he is the fucking anti-christ.
Which God? There's a shitload of 'em.
Lists of deities - Wikipedia
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