CMS may allow hospitals to pay for housing through Medicaid

Modern Healthcare ^ | 11/26/18 | Paul Barr, Virgil Dickinson

[spintreebob]

Tom Price was given a chance. He turned out to have no clue. No Azar is almost as bad as Obama's Slavik.

[Sequoyah101]

He needs to be fired right now out of hand before he goes any deeper in the ditch.

Stupidest set of ideas I ever heard. What is this idiot?

[EinNYC]

Azar certainly sounds like a dummocrap. Bigger government, bigger government programs, certainly higher taxes to pay for all this, and the biggest question: how is the eligibility of the Medicaid recipients determined? I can very well imagine huge amounts of fraud undertaken to get on such a fabulous gravy train, including tons and tons of illegals, who are entitled to exactly NOTHING. Not a single thing, except a well-placed kick in the a@@ back to the hellhole which spawned them.

My suggestion is to get rid of this Azar guy and find someone with a genuine gold plated BRAIN.

[falcon99]

And these are Republicans coming up with this giveaway BS

[Rashputin]

Buying smack for the junkies is next.

[Vermont Lt]

Oh good. Medicare can go broke faster now.

[GnuThere]

This must be a joke. It sounds exactly like something Hillary wishes she had come up with when Bill was in the WH.
“But if we can only take control of ONE more aspect of your life, that’s the missing link to decreasing healthcare costs, I promise!”

[Mom MD]

There are no words... except maybe go Galt

[ncalburt]

This idiot should be packing by now .

Unreal stupidity .

[rlmorel]

I cannot even comment on this. Speechless...

[shanover]

The third term of Obama seems to be a part of the current administration.

[i_robot73]

>Oh good. Medicare can go broke faster now.

$21+T debt & $140+T in ‘unfunded liabilities’. Sorry to tell ya FRiend, LONG past B-R-O-K-E.

[nopardons]

Who, the bleeding hell, chose these MORONS to serve?

Fire these far lefty basturds like yesterday!

[hinckley buzzard]

Medicaid already has a waiver plan whereby an enrollee can move from a nursing home to assisted living. Under standard regulations assisted living is not considered a health care facility but it costs less than half what a nursing home costs, so it is worth it to move someone out when medically stable.

[thinden]

This must be a joke. It sounds exactly like something Hillary wishes she had come up with when Bill was in the WH.

“But if we can only take control of ONE more aspect of your life, that’s the missing link to decreasing healthcare costs, I promise!”

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You’re right & hildabeast coulda used it to pick up the bern’s supporter’s in 16?

smells like just a more formal structure to pay for housing foir illegal immigrants.

The next “health care” benefit she proposes for Medicaid will prolly be guaranteed minimum income

[Robert DeLong]

President Trump followed some bad advice picking a George Bush Republican for anything.

[Flaming Conservative]

How is this not socialsm, and who is paying for it? (I know, I know).

[aquila48]

Another disaster like Sessions.

Not even the Rats have suggested such idiocy!

[vette6387]

“”What if we gave organizations more flexibility so they could pay a beneficiary’s rent if they were in unstable housing, or make sure that a diabetic had access to, and could afford, nutritious food?” Azar said in his prepared remarks. “If that sounds like an exciting idea ... I want you to stay tuned to what CMMI is up to.””

I’m staying tuned so I can hear the sound of your a$$ hitting the ground just outside the Oval Office when The President drop-kicks you! Where does Trump dig up these turds?

[CurlyDave]

...How is this not socialsm, and who is paying for it? (I know, I know)...

Just about everything HHS does is socialism, welcome to the real world.

As an old, retired conservative, I can tell you I hate the idea of both Social Security and Medicare. BUT, having had my money taken from me all my life for SS and Medicare, I expect the government to keep up its end of the deal it forced on me and pay for my medicare and SS now that I am retired. Especially since my ability to save up and pay for my own retirement and medical care was sapped by the taxes I paid that were spent on other people.

Having caught this particular bear by the tail, is is very difficult to let go and end these programs without seriously harming those who have paid in all their lives.

I know for sure, rental assistance is much cheaper than hospital says, nursing homes or assisted living.