48% of US births paid for by Medicaid (premium, dollar, compared)

[MattOTAlex]

Originally Posted by Oldglory

Most pregnancies are not the result of failed contraception though. Those who choose to have baby after baby that they can't afford are because they lack responsibility or it is intended to garner more welfare benefits.

It is human nature for the majority to behave irresponsibly if not held accountable.

Entitlements encourage irresponsibility.

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by CDusr

After jan, supposedly going up to 138% of FPL.

For those states that are expanding medicaid the income restriction is 138% of FPL.
They estimate that this will add 300,000 new medicaid recipients to the existing rolls.

[Oldglory]

Originally Posted by MattOTAlex

It is human nature for the majority to behave irresponsibly if not held accountable.

Entitlements encourage irresponsibility.

Of course you are right. What if you didn't discipline your own children? How do you think they would turn out?

[CDusr]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

For those states that are expanding medicaid the income restriction is 138% of FPL.
They estimate that this will add 300,000 new medicaid recipients to the existing rolls.

With this new ACA, aren't they all going to expand? How would they not?

[Oldglory]

Originally Posted by CDusr

Many are the result of failed contraception. Many. Choosing to keep the baby is a whole other can of worms. Either way there is a real issue.
Regardless, the only sure fire way is abstaining.

Just some general statistics.
Birth Control Failure Rates
Report Shows Contraception Failure, 54% Used Before Abortion | LifeNews.com
quote:
The Guttmacher report shows “54 percent of women who have abortions had used a contraceptive method *usually condom or the pill) during the month they became pregnant.” These figures are similar to those of a report in Spain showing abortions doubling despite increased family planning promotion.

The pill is pretty much fool proof. Condoms are quite another thing but even they are usually effective.

[CDusr]

Originally Posted by Oldglory

The pill is pretty much fool proof. Condoms are quite another thing but even they are usually effective.

By their own stats no it isn't. NM the health consequences of long term artificial hormones.

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by CDusr

With this new ACA, aren't they all going to expand? How would they not?

Medicaid expansion is optional. Since states have to put their own money into it as well they can opt out.
Only 28 states are expanding medicaid.

[colcat]

Originally Posted by urbanlife78

I have no data to back that up, nor am I going to hunt and find any. You are welcome to prove me wrong, but I highly doubt that 48% of the US births came from single mothers and unemployed parents.

Here ya go...
Almost half of first babies in U.S. born to unwed mothers - CBS News

[CDusr]

Originally Posted by HappyTexan

Medicaid expansion is optional. Since states have to put their own money into it as well they can opt out.
Only 28 states are expanding medicaid.

Well it is always supposedly up to the state. So the states that aren't are going to have even more between the cracks with this.

[HappyTexan]

Originally Posted by colcat

Here ya go...
Almost half of first babies in U.S. born to unwed mothers - CBS News

The liberals/progressives refuse to acknowledge that dependence begets more dependence.
They won't post any stats because the stats don't go along with their claims.
And then when you do post stats they refuse to acknowledge them and deflect or go off on a tangent.

We've tipped the scales in almost every area that deals with the poor.
You now have a majority taking from the system and a minority contributing to the system.
And to make it worse, those that are contributing are contributing less (underemployment) and having a hard time doing it.