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They will, that's because most of the participants in those programs are on expanded medicaid. Nevada had almost no services for the mentally ill before expanded medicaid, they've actually developed a fairly robust system with a lot of services, that will end if expanded medicaid is killed.
They also said it would result in thousands of deaths.
Medicare was never intended to function like medicaid, there have always been co-pays and limitations to medicare, that's why part B only covers 80% of your expenses, it would bankrupt medicare to have to pay for lifetime nursing home care, the idea is that if you have assets you self pay after your 100 day medicare entitlement is up, if you are poor medicaid picks up the cost. The system is working as intended unless you think it's a great idea for medicare to pay for years of nursing home costs for millionaires.
Good point.
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Originally Posted by Seacove
I could very well see the nursing homes go out of business. Medicaid currently pays two thirds of nursing home costs in the United States. Take that away and the remaining third would have to prop up the entire industry.
Nursing home profits surge as owners seek moratorium
Nearly two-thirds of the state’s nursing homes are now participating in partnerships with county-owned hospitals that effectively double their profit margins.
Our local hospital has a nursing home in their old building next door. The nursing home makes a profit and the hospital loses money every year. If they were not one company, the hospital would probably close. Many of the rural ones have closed. Cutting Medicaid will close a bunch more.
What Republicans never acknowledge is Medicaid pays for most nursing home care in this country. And seniors pay only about a third of the Medicare benefits they receive. All these tax cuts Republicans are crowing about, where 83% of the benefit is falling on the richest Americans including Trump, will result in dramatic cuts elsewhere. The $1.5 trillion Republicans added to the deficit - the same deficit they were so concerned about when Obama was in office, was a huge giveaway to the rich. As soon as Paul Ryan got his tax cuts, he decided to run away so he could avoid answering for the result.
Republicans have been chomping at the bit to get rid of Medicaid and Medicare. Then they will want to get their greedy hands on your social security. This is what most people wanted or they wouldn’t have voted for ALL Republicans. Not many Democrats to counteract them either. They love to go nuclear to exclude the Democrats. Hopefully the Democrats will make some inroads and when they are in office and don’t fritter it away. Do exactly like the Republicans and exclude them also.
Republicans have been chomping at the bit to get rid of Medicaid and Medicare. Then they will want to get their greedy hands on your social security. This is what most people wanted or they wouldn’t have voted for ALL Republicans. Not many Democrats to counteract them either. They love to go nuclear to exclude the Democrats. Hopefully the Democrats will make some inroads and when they are in office and don’t fritter it away. Do exactly like the Republicans and exclude them also.
This is why the country needs to split. Let red states end Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. And once those citizens give it up, make it so there's no going back. Let blue states continue with these programs. Same with abortion while we're at it. If Oklahoma wants to force births by making abortion unavailable after six weeks, let Oklahomans pay for the result. Create immigration laws that apply between red states and blue states so we don't have to deal with this anymore.
Louisiana recently announced it would be sending out notices to nearly 40,000 Medicaid recipients in nursing homes and assisted living facilities that they would no longer be getting Medicaid support.
After a bit of a scramble, they were able to find the money somewhere else in the budget and this was called off.
This is during good economic times. Imagine what will happen during the next economic downturn.
About 65% of Americans in nursing homes are supported by Medicaid. Thanks to longer lifespans and spiraling health care costs, this is unlikely to go down.
Last edited by GotHereQuickAsICould; 05-19-2018 at 03:01 AM..
Nursing home profits surge as owners seek moratorium
Nearly two-thirds of the state’s nursing homes are now participating in partnerships with county-owned hospitals that effectively double their profit margins.
I sure as hell hope their plan doesn't involve taking more of my money.
So what if you should become financially vulnerable and susceptible to the Medicaid program? Wouldn't you then appreciate the small contribution of others via taxation. That's how other advanced societies manage their healthcare systems....
It’s all good. Living on the streets will toughen them up. Self reliance is all that matters!
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