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No wonder the GOP wants to stop "Obamacare," they're afraid people will like it.
Some of my friends have been on Medicaid. With what I have seen, it is one of the worst insurances available. Many doctors refuse to take it so the Medicaid patients are left with the ER or the worst doctors in town. I actually saw one kid on Medicaid who desperately needed help for autism. The Medicaid doctor just gave the kid Ritalin.
I would actually be better of with no insurance than on Medicaid. On Medicaid, I would be forced to take prednisone for my asthma and go the worst doctor in town. With no insurance, I can keep my current doctor, negotiate a payment plan, and negotiate with my prescription company to get help with Advair, a much better treatment alternative than prednisone.
Plus, taxpayers are screwed. Who is going to pay for this??? The middle class is shrinking due to lack of jobs. The poor class is increasing rapidly. The number of rich have decreased. Anyone who thinks the top 1% can pay for this is living under a rock. You do realize that even if every single American were taxed at 100% of their income, we still couldn't pay down the 14 trillion dollar deficit.
Medicaid Eligibility for Persons Who are Blind or Persons with Disabilities Who are Under Age 64
Who is eligible?
If you are under the age of 64 and do not have dependant children, you mustbe determined blind or disabled by the Social Security Administration (SSA) standards.
If you are eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) from SSA then you will automatically receive Medicaid.
WRONG!!! Read what you posted. Everyone on welfare DOES NOT qualify for Medicaid.
They need to be pregnant, blind and/or disabled.
YOU CAN POSSIBLY QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID IF UNDER AGE 65 = ONLY IF
YOU ARE BLIND AND/OR DISABLED, PREGNANT OR HAVE DISABLED DEPENDENTS.
The fact that you might be poor is then a determinant on whether or not you qualify.
There are plenty of people on the Unemployment Forum who have no money, qualify for food stamps, but do not qualify for Medicaid because they are not disabled. And, 'welfare' per se is only available to people with dependents or those who are disabled. If you have no dependents and are fit, you get nothing other than food stamps and possibly energy assistance.
WRONG!!! Read what you posted. Everyone on welfare DOES NOT qualify for Medicaid.
They need to be pregnant, blind and/or disabled.
YOU CAN POSSIBLY QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID IF UNDER AGE 65 = ONLY IF
YOU ARE BLIND AND/OR DISABLED.
The fact that you might be poor is then a determinant on whether or not you qualify.
I'm sorry, you are flat out wrong. I have worked in heatlh care for 40+ years. All people receiving TANF (welfare) are on Medicaid as well. Do you not see the categories, "pregnant women" (not too many of them >65, or blind, or disabled), "children" (by definition not >65), etc.
From the federal link:
Apply for Medicaid if you are the parent or guardian of a child who is 18 years old or younger and your family's income is limited, or if your child is sick enough to need nursing home care, but could stay home with good quality care at home.
WRONG!!! Read what you posted. Everyone on welfare DOES NOT qualify for Medicaid.
They need to be pregnant, blind and/or disabled.
YOU CAN POSSIBLY QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID IF UNDER AGE 65 = ONLY IF
YOU ARE BLIND AND/OR DISABLED, PREGNANT OR HAVE DISABLED DEPENDENTS.
The fact that you might be poor is then a determinant on whether or not you qualify.
There are plenty of people on the Unemployment Forum who have no money, qualify for food stamps, but do not qualify for Medicaid because they are not disabled. And, 'welfare' per se is only available to people with dependents or those who are disabled. If you have no dependents and are fit, you get nothing other than food stamps and possibly energy assistance.
You quoted the Fed regulations which someone stated earlier are the minimum requirements. States can and have expanded that to include many more people than what the Fed says.
You quoted the Fed regulations which someone stated earlier are the minimum requirements. States can and have expanded that to include many more people than what the Fed says.
Go see each state requirements.
Heck, even the federal requirements include low-income children. Nothing is said in that link about blind or disabled.
No wonder the GOP wants to stop "Obamacare," they're afraid people will like it.
Absolutely!!!! Free health care for all is what I say. And let the last remaining tax payers pay through the nose. Those greedy tax payers deserve to pay more and more and more. Why should we not allow the half of our population who pay taxes to not shoulder an additional burden?
And who wouldn't like free health care? Let's all jump on the bandwagon, and maybe the rich Chinese will pay for it.
No wonder the GOP wants to stop "Obamacare," they're afraid people will like it.
Until we can no longer do it and people riot in the streets when the government has to make cuts. There are examples of where this leads all over Europe.
Absolutely!!!! Free health care for all is what I say. And let the last remaining tax payers pay through the nose. Those greedy tax payers deserve to pay more and more and more. Why should we not allow the half of our population who pay taxes to not shoulder an additional burden?
And who wouldn't like free health care? Let's all jump on the bandwagon, and maybe the rich Chinese will pay for it.
Just think..anywhere between 20-25 million people will be getting healthcare and you have the honor of paying for it after you pay for your own.
No wonder the GOP wants to stop "Obamacare," they're afraid people will like it.
Considering that Obama is giving waivers to everyone who contributed to his campaign coffers, it seems obvious that even he recognizes that Obamacare is a financial disaster.
The requirement to BUY a one-size-fits-all product from a for-profit corporation, and pay whatever it costs to buy all the newly-mandated coverage (with full mental health coverage alone adding over 25% to the cost of a typical plan)? (InsureBlog: More Obamacare Premium Increases)
The exacerbated doctor and health care shortages? "The U.S. will be short 124,400 front-line physicians by 2025, according to the Association of Medical Colleges. That doesn't include the additional 15,585 primary care providers that will needed under Obamacare." (Obamacare won't survive coming doctor shortage | Examiner Editorial | Opinion | Washington Examiner (http://washingtonexaminer.com/editorials/2009/06/obamacare-wont-survive-coming-doctor-shortage - broken link))
Yes, it's nice that we can now carry insurance from one employer to another. But that, and other tiny incremental improvements, could have been legislated in one easy and inexpensive bill. It's hardly worth a massive government take-over of the health care industry and huge new taxes on top of a collapsing economy, combined with a maximum profit deal that ensures the continued wealth and pillaging of the Big Insurance and Big Pharma conglomerates that created the health care crisis in the first place.
Some of my friends have been on Medicaid. With what I have seen, it is one of the worst insurances available. Many doctors refuse to take it so the Medicaid patients are left with the ER or the worst doctors in town. I actually saw one kid on Medicaid who desperately needed help for autism. The Medicaid doctor just gave the kid Ritalin.
I would actually be better of with no insurance than on Medicaid. On Medicaid, I would be forced to take prednisone for my asthma and go the worst doctor in town. With no insurance, I can keep my current doctor, negotiate a payment plan, and negotiate with my prescription company to get help with Advair, a much better treatment alternative than prednisone.
Plus, taxpayers are screwed. Who is going to pay for this??? The middle class is shrinking due to lack of jobs. The poor class is increasing rapidly. The number of rich have decreased. Anyone who thinks the top 1% can pay for this is living under a rock. You do realize that even if every single American were taxed at 100% of their income, we still couldn't pay down the 14 trillion dollar deficit.
Right on! we need to get away from this welfare, nanny state mentality and let the markets dictate these things.....REPEAL OBAMACARE!!!!!!!!
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