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Trump poised to take action on Medicaid work requirements
The Hill ^ | 01/05/2018 | Peter Sullivan

Posted on 01/05/2018 9:37:43 AM PST by DFG

The Trump administration is preparing to release guidelines soon for requiring Medicaid recipients to work, according to sources familiar with the plans, a major shift in the 50-year-old program.

The guidelines will set the conditions for allowing states to add work requirements to their Medicaid programs for the first time, putting a conservative twist on the health insurance program for the poor.

Democrats are gearing up for a fight, likely including lawsuits, arguing the administration is trying to undermine ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion on its own after Congress failed to repeal the health-care law.

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: medicaid; medicarenext; nohandouts; stopmedicare; stopsstoo; trump
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1 posted on 01/05/2018 9:37:43 AM PST by DFG
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To: DFG

Oh, SNAP! As the kids might say.


2 posted on 01/05/2018 9:40:42 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: DFG

One-time block grant to the states and then shut down CMS completely. Let the states take care of the poor and seniors.


3 posted on 01/05/2018 9:41:13 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist (God Bless Attorney General Jeff Sessions! Thank You!)
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To: DFG

*Allowing* states to add requirements? How about *requiring* states to add requirements!


4 posted on 01/05/2018 9:41:16 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Remember: All Cultures Are Equal!)
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To: DFG

Work?

The horror.

L


5 posted on 01/05/2018 9:41:54 AM PST by Lurker (President Trump isn't our last chance. President Trump is THEIR last chance.)
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To: DFG

Part of the problem is that people who could no longer afford the insane premiums under Obamacare but were required by law to have healthcare were pushed onto medicaid by the state.


6 posted on 01/05/2018 9:44:30 AM PST by miss marmelstein
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To: DFG

What percentage of Medicaid recipients are able-bodied adults who don’t work? Anyone know?


7 posted on 01/05/2018 9:46:14 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: DFG

Liberal states will make sure that their privileged buddies don’t have to work. This will allow normal states to keep freeloaders and various non-working immigrants from collecting money.


8 posted on 01/05/2018 9:46:23 AM PST by I want the USA back (Lying Media: willing and eager allies of hate-America savages.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

[One-time block grant to the states and then shut down CMS completely. Let the states take care of the poor and seniors.]

Over/under on how quick that grant money gets pissed away on BS projects or basic corruption by the blue states??


9 posted on 01/05/2018 9:48:49 AM PST by ObozoMustGo2012 ("Be quiet... you are #fakenews!")
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Seniors are on Medicare, not Medicaid. Seniors, under Obamacare were not allowed to buy other insurance other than govt approved supplimentals. They also were taxed for Medicare from their paychecks and pay a premium out of their SS.


10 posted on 01/05/2018 9:57:32 AM PST by dforest (Never let a Muslim cut your hair.)
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To: dforest
Seniors are on Medicare, not Medicaid.

There are tons on both. Especially if they are in a nursing home.

11 posted on 01/05/2018 10:01:26 AM PST by gdani (I disowned the GOP before disowning them was cool....)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I paid into SS and MEDICARE to the feds not the state. No one paid for their Medicaid it is a freebie that can go.


12 posted on 01/05/2018 10:04:17 AM PST by nclaurel
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To: DoodleDawg

You’d be surprised how many! I work in a hospital; work with coding and billing. They are unemployed but yet some have money for cigarettes etc.


13 posted on 01/05/2018 10:05:05 AM PST by Mrs. B.S. Roberts
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To: DoodleDawg
What percentage of Medicaid recipients are able-bodied adults who don’t work?

What percentage of Medicaid recipients are adults who can't get a job because they can't pass a drug test?

14 posted on 01/05/2018 10:09:15 AM PST by omega4412
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To: DFG
The Winning:


15 posted on 01/05/2018 10:13:37 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (Government: Another Gang that steals your money for "Protection".)
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To: DoodleDawg

Also... how many ILLEGALS ON Medicaid.

I’m hoping this is another deterrent to stop the flow of illegal squatters sneaking into our country.


16 posted on 01/05/2018 10:14:37 AM PST by Ms Mable
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To: DFG

There are people who work who are on Medicaid. For those who are not working I hope the administration takes into consideration those who are disabled and on SSI who get Medicaid.


17 posted on 01/05/2018 10:23:15 AM PST by lastchance (Credo.)
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What percentage of Medicaid recipients are adults who can't get a job because they can't pass a drug test?

I assume one would be a sub-set of the other. What's the answer?

18 posted on 01/05/2018 10:27:34 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: DFG

Medicaid was originally started to help out the truly indigent. When it was expanded by states under 0-care, it started to include more able-bodied workers. So, why is it such a surprise, now, that with more Medicaid spending being done, especially on these workers, that there should now be a work requirement to make sure those able-bodied recipients are actually working?


19 posted on 01/05/2018 10:29:43 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Happy New Year! Screeeeewwwww 2017!)
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To: Army Air Corps

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program? That’s a different vote-generation scheme by the DemocRATS.


20 posted on 01/05/2018 10:30:38 AM PST by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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