GOP states move to cut Medicaid

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

Republican governors are working with the Trump administration to do something Congress couldn’t accomplish — fundamentally alter their state Medicaid programs.

At least six states with GOP governors— Arkansas, Kentucky, Arizona, Maine, Wisconsin and Indiana — have already drafted plans meant to introduce new rules people would have to meet to be eligible for Medicaid, which provides healthcare to the poor.

Some want to add work requirements or introduce drug testing for recipients. Others want to raise premium prices.

President Trump’s administration has to approve the plans. Some approvals could come in weeks.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/345053-gop-states-move-to-cut-medicaid

[Dustlawyer]

1. And the hits just keep on coming!

We need Mueller and his staff to work all of the OT they can!

[enough]

2. Getting Trump out of office won't stop this, as long as there's a Republican sitting there. NT

[Wednesdays]

6. True, but tRump's big fall could create a domino effect

that hopefully would topple a lot of the downticket slime. In some cases, that's our best hope.

[DK504]

12. Will the rubes remember this in 2018?

[greymattermom]

3. Drug testing?

So how many will die from the opiate epidemic before something is done about it? Or is that actually the plan for what to do about poor people?

[riversedge]

4. @govWalker from WI has been on a high about getting recipents drug tested. WI also did NOT expand

Medicaid-so we are already working with low funding.

[haele]

15. Well, GOP reasoning is that since they can't work, they're not paying taxes.

So they're the ones responsible for the "burden" of taxes on the wealthy, the businesses - oh, and the middle class.

Get rid of as many of the poor as you can, except for the profitable working poor you paid a coyote to bring over illegally so that you can just deport them once they start becoming a burden, and there's your tax problems taken care of - right?

And those "oh so normal and middle class" suburban denizens who live paycheck to paycheck, the Chamber of Commerce hacks and business owners whose "bread and butter" is made by surviving off government contracts or subsidies, and the religious fanatics who think being Poor or having dark skin is proof of some god's disgusted punishment will be utterly surprised when they are the next ones in the crosshairs.

In the short term, the "wealthy" individuals and internationalized corporations don't appear to actually need Countries or taxpaying citizens that support laws and regulations; however, those Countries, their laws and regulations, and taxpaying citizens are the basis of their wealth, and without them, the world will just be one big YOLO sandbox game of "King of the Hill" - where even the Winner will lose when there's nothing but "Money" - no infrastructure, no luxuries, no healthy environment - and no friend left that can be loved or trusted.

But, that's what the GOP to a man or woman all want - the World to end after they've finished taking what they want from it. And there's a lot of thoughtless drones that will support them just for a chance to be able to do whatever they want with no apparent consequences.

Haele

[IronLionZion]

18. Of course, the wealthy can afford rehab and treatment for addiction

while the poor will die of overdoses since Trump's people want police to stop providing Narcan/Naxalone also.

It's not even a joke. A lot of deplorables are furious that Obama included coverage for substance abuse treatment and mental health into the ACA because it's a costly problem.

And then there are people who have caught HIV from needles and depend on Medicaid for expensive HIV treatment.

Watch them blame liberals and immigrants for the drug problem but not big pharma lying about safe dosages.

[Croney]

5. My daughter-in-law the Trumphead is on workers comp.

My son just told me that when it runs out, she'll switch to Medicaid. This is in Louisiana. He knew exactly why I burst out laughing.

[Maxheader]

7. republicun govnr's

are being pushed by the usual wealthy 1%'ers,
paranoid that healthy people are abusing the
system. poor? in pain? here's a bite stick
and some ripple.

[turbinetree]

8. You know what maybe it's time someone filed a f*cking class action lawsuit

on this, this is discrimination in every sense of the word.

When one of these f*cking states doesn't want to help with poor and disabled and the some of the other states want to help the poor and disabled, this is just f*cking unconscionable what these 6 states are doing.

Can you imagine walking around with ALS or MS not knowing it and then when you are getting sicker, these 6 f*cking ass**** governors are conspiring to kill people because they think they should work for medicaid, guess what ass**** most people are working and using Medicaid , because your a f*cking as****, trying to pit human beings against human beings because you have f*cking nothing, but sh*t come out of your mouth and the sexual predators mouth.

This folks is how the federal "REPUBLICAN" ass**** want block grants to work, it's playing out in real time with this article

And where is the f*cking corporate media on this, talking about how some new general is going to reign in a sexual predator.................. he's a f*cking loser and sore one at that

[BonnieJW]

9. This is what will happen to make a change

Epidemics. Flu, measles, mumps, AIDS. Unfortunately for the 1%, pandemics don't understand the concept of class, social standing or wealth.

[Blue Idaho]

10. How do you turn a red state blue?

This is how...

[IronLionZion]

19. Some of those states used to be blue until recently

maybe they'll switch back

[Blue Idaho]

24. We can only hope! nt.

[Phoenix61]

11. This is why local/state elections are so important

I guess those governors haven't noticed Twitler crashing in the polls. The fact they are acting locally means they won't be able to blame this on him. They will own it.

[Justice]

13. Arkansas, Kentucky, Arizona, Maine, Wisconsin and Indiana - more info about their current status

The ACA expands Medicaid coverage for most low-income adults to 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL).

Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waivers provide states an avenue to test new approaches in Medicaid that differ from federal program rules.

"While there is great diversity in how states have used waivers over time, waivers generally reflect priorities identified by states and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Looking ahead, states are likely to continue to request waivers to implement provisions not allowed under current law. The Trump administration recently signaled in a letter to governors that CMS would be open to considering waiver requests concerning work requirements in Medicaid, for instance, and some states may wish to experiment with premiums and cost-sharing requirements. See http://www.kff.org/tag/waivers/

Arizona, Arkansas, Indiana have approved Section 1115 waivers for the Medicaid expansion.

Kentucky - adopted the Medicaid expansion.

Maine - did not adopt Medicaid expansion

Wisconsin - did not adopt the ACA expansion. Wisconsin claimed to already covers adults up to 100% FPL in Medicaid. Not sure this is still the case.

[Bettie]

14. So, ultimately,

Republicans just want to kill people.

When you come right down to it, the majority of their policies are about doing things that will lead to the deaths of human beings.

[Aristus]

16. I'm hoping that Maine will shake off the GOP shackles in the next election.

As for the Stockholm Syndrome victims in the red states, they'll probably just shout: "Thank you, sir! May I have another?"

[louis-t]

17. And the people in those states, already the poorest states

will get even poorer. Hooray! Repubs win again!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

20. I think Bill Maher called it right

The driving principle behind GOP policy is "What would a dick do?"

[Skittles]

21. love how he calls hunters out for their "sport"

you entertain yourselves by KILLING - just OWN it already and stop acting like it is a sport or something noble

[workinclasszero]

22. Dirty MFing bastards!

The democratic party to a man/woman must back single payer 1000%

NOW!

And let the American people know it!

[Initech]

23. We need to vote every single last god damn one of them out of office!

[titaniumsalute]

25. Let all those red state assholes die - yup that's where I am at this point

All red states. Fuck 'em.

[bluestarone]

26. i agree

because the sad part is the fucking people in these states AGREE with the God dam repubs that are doing this (the dumb assholes)