[GOPJ]

The way Prins saw it, that meant health insurance via Medicaid is hardly “free” for Washington residents 55 or older. It’s a loan, one whose payback requirements aren’t well advertised. And it penalizes people who, despite having a low income, have managed to keep a home or some savings they hope to pass to heirs, Prins said.

One more thing about Obamacare that hurts white people more...

[MrB]

I think it’s fair to say that

the Obama administration’s domestic policy can be summed up in two words:

“Get Whitey”

[sickoflibs]

RE :”The way Prins saw it, that meant health insurance via Medicaid is hardly “free” for Washington residents 55 or older. It’s a loan, one whose payback requirements aren’t well advertised. And it penalizes people who, despite having a low income, have managed to keep a home or some savings they hope to pass to heirs, Prins said.
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One more thing about Obamacare that hurts white people more...’

The way medicaid works now (prior to this) is it doesnt pay at all if the patient has assets or exceeds an income threshold, so the hospitals and nursing homes have to sue to get the money if the patient doesnt pay.

What relatives did in the past was to transfer their $$$ or set up a trust so the taxpayers would get stuck with their nursing home bills later on.