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Probably because those that are not expanding their medicaid programs are setting the payment schedules too low for doctors and hospitals to break even and more doctors are refusing to take Medicaid patients to protect their practices in those states. Something you've already commented against.
Nobody said they wouldn't but that don't make it right.
I am normally a law abiding citizen and I receive my healthcare from the VA. If for some reason I were to lose my VA benefits, I wouldn't get insurance through one of the exchanges. I also wouldn't purchase it in the open market. I wouldn't have any insurance and I can easily arrange it so that I wouldn't have to pay a penalty for not having it. Which is exactly what I would do. The ACA mandates are ridiculous and the law is not intended to provide health care at an affordable rate. It is designed to cater to a specific voting group. I would pass. What are you going to do about it? Arrest me? Then I get free health care that is superior to what a gold enrollment will get you. Take my money? What money? Find it. Good luck with that.
You mean you're in this thread saying the Republicans didn't expand medicaid and you didn't even know which states expanded and which didn't ?
No, I knew. That's why I posted the link I just posted. I acknowledged that some republican states accepted the expansion but was not aware, (sarcastic) that some democratic states did not support it, so I went back and read every single state and "Boy Howdy", it's true. Every state that is flat out refusing to expand their medicaid program in accordance with the ACA mandate is a flat out, red state, dominated by republicans. Every state controlled by Democratic legislatures and governors have accepted the Medicaid expansion.
Do I need to list every 21 Republican states now, or would you just glance at the link I provided for your own proof?
I reiterate the fact that based on the OP, every doctor who is complaining they aren't getting enough payment for Medicaid patients comes from a republican controlled state that has refused to accept bringing their payment schedule up to Medicare standards.
I am normally a law abiding citizen and I receive my healthcare from the VA. If for some reason I were to lose my VA benefits, I wouldn't get insurance through one of the exchanges. I also wouldn't purchase it in the open market. I wouldn't have any insurance and I can easily arrange it so that I wouldn't have to pay a penalty for not having it. Which is exactly what I would do. The ACA mandates are ridiculous and the law is not intended to provide health care at an affordable rate. It is designed to cater to a specific voting group. I would pass. What are you going to do about it? Arrest me? Then I get free health care that is superior to what a gold enrollment will get you. Take my money? What money? Find it. Good luck with that.
I also get VA care so I know exactly wherein you speak. How, exactly, does one lose their VA healthcare if they are a combat vet? If I might ask. I just had a bi-lateral, femoral/illiac, endoartarectomy with two 7" slices in my groin that hasn't even healed yet, at the Phoenix VA vascular surgery dept. 6 days in intensive care, deciding which side of the grass I wanted to look at, post op. An operation that would probably run about 250,000 if you went by a private hospital's chargemaster.
I don't give a horses ass what laws you break or don't break, that's none of my business. But next time you come on here whining about food stamp abusers and welfare cheats I'll call you a massive hypocrite. Probably because you feel you can ride above the law but food stamp recipients and poor people should starve or get a job. It's a "I've got mine, so screw the rest of them attitude".
I also get VA care so I know exactly wherein you speak. How, exactly, does one lose their VA healthcare if they are a combat vet? If I might ask. I just had a bi-lateral, femoral/illiac, endoartarectomy with two 7" slices in my groin that hasn't even healed yet, at the Phoenix VA vascular surgery dept. 6 days in intensive care, deciding which side of the grass I wanted to look at, post op. An operation that would probably run about 250,000 if you went by a private hospital's chargemaster.
I don't give a horses ass what laws you break or don't break, that's none of my business. But next time you come on here whining about food stamp abusers and welfare cheats I'll call you a massive hypocrite. Probably because you feel you can ride above the law but food stamp recipients and poor people should starve or get a job. It's a "I've got mine, so screw the rest of them attitude".
I don't know how we could lose our healthcare, but nothing this government does comes as a surprise anymore. I get my benefits because I was disabled from my service. You may well too. As such, we aren't getting anything for free. We already paid for it.
Every state that is flat out refusing to expand their medicaid program in accordance with the ACA mandate is a flat out, red state, dominated by republicans. Every state controlled by Democratic legislatures and governors have accepted the Medicaid expansion.
There is no such thing as expanding a state Medicaid program in accordance with the ACA mandate, as the US Supreme Court ruled such a mandate unconstitutional.
Nope and already said at least 3 times that they would be compensated.
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I wonder how many families you bought christmas presents for this year that you didnt know, just because they couldnt affford them..
Its called toys for tots so probably several.Also just picked up LARGE trash bags of brand new clothes from a closing thrift store that I will separate and pass out to those in need of good clean clothing. Most of it name brand stuff.
Unless they have decided to tell those who determine their compensation they aren't interested.
Unfortunately for now yes doctors can act like spoiled children. They would rather let harm coming to those they are supposed to be helping instead of acting like grown ups and professionals and doing it out of the kindness of their heart. You know good and well rich folks need doctors as well and the price of procedures is through the roof so they are making out just fine. As usual it boils down to well I can't afford my Porsche but I can afford the Ford...better tell the government and the poor no more doctor visits with me until I make more money!Any doctor that refuses patients on medicaid should have their license revoked.
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