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Is Medicaid 'welfare'?
Posted on 11/23/17 at 10:21 am
Posted on 11/23/17 at 10:21 am
Today's Shreveport Times Editorial says it is not.
The issue is the current administration floating the idea of allowing states to attach 'work' as a requirement for Medicaid.
The Times says:
"Medicaid is not welfare. It is health insurance. People use it to get medication and care, not to pay rent or buy televisions."
Thoughts?
The issue is the current administration floating the idea of allowing states to attach 'work' as a requirement for Medicaid.
The Times says:
"Medicaid is not welfare. It is health insurance. People use it to get medication and care, not to pay rent or buy televisions."
Thoughts?
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Posted on 11/23/17 at 10:25 am to Zach
quote:
"Medicaid is not welfare. It is health insurance. People use it to get medication and care, not to pay rent or buy televisions."
Healthcare is a commodity just like a tv, so yes, it has welfare attached to it.
Posted on 11/23/17 at 10:25 am to Zach
in order to be insurance, it seems to me that a minimum requirement is that one must pay into the pool in order to receive payments from the pool
Posted on 11/23/17 at 10:26 am to Zach
quote:
Medicaid is welfare. It is subsidized health insurance. People use it to get medication and care whose costs are paid for by the tax revenue generated by others like direct welfare payments are tax revenues used to subsidize rent or buy televisions.
Posted on 11/23/17 at 10:27 am to Zach
Well, its not free, the hard working American taxpayers are forced to subsidize the coverage for others while incurring huge increases in their own premiums and having their co-payments and deductibles doubled. So if Medicaid recipients can contribute to the cost of their coverage it is worth consideration. However, it would probably be a bureaucratic nightmare to monitor the income and ability to contribute of a population which has inconsistent income and often little or none.
Posted on 11/23/17 at 10:28 am to Zach
Yes.
Posted on 11/23/17 at 10:29 am to Zach
Is water wet??
of course it is.
of course it is.
Posted on 11/23/17 at 10:32 am to Zach
Government assistance by any name is still government assistance.
Posted on 11/23/17 at 10:34 am to Zach
You know if FedGov decides to change the names of welfare by calling none of it welfare then they'll never have to answer complaints about FedGov spending too much on welfare.
Pretty smooth dodge!
Pretty smooth dodge!
Posted on 11/23/17 at 10:49 am to Zach
Insurance companies pool groups with similar risk factors to form rating classes and determine the premium for their products. When a group/rating class consists of people that don't pay any premium or get a subsidy to pay the premium and the only common risk factor is they're poor, that's welfare.
Posted on 11/23/17 at 10:52 am to Homesick Tiger
quote:
Healthcare is a commodity just like a tv,
Thankfully, most people would not agree.
Posted on 11/23/17 at 10:59 am to VOR
If it's not a commodity what is it? A hobby?
Posted on 11/23/17 at 11:00 am to Zach
It’s a right Zach. Obviously
Posted on 11/23/17 at 11:11 am to Zach
it is moral welfare in intent but abused in practice. some really need it and deserve it. some suck off of it because they can. welcome to america!
Posted on 11/23/17 at 11:13 am to Zach
I don’t like the term “welfare” lets call it for what it is, a fricking handout
This post was edited on 11/23/17 at 11:14 am
Posted on 11/23/17 at 11:14 am to AlceeFortier
quote:
deserve it
How does anyone “deserve” it?
Deserve
quote:
do something or have or show qualities worthy of (reward or punishment).
This post was edited on 11/23/17 at 11:16 am
Posted on 11/23/17 at 11:21 am to Strannix
quote:
How does anyone “deserve” it?
I'm gonna go with 'By existing' for $500, Alex.
Posted on 11/23/17 at 11:24 am to Zach
yes
Posted on 11/23/17 at 11:33 am to Strannix
duh. there are plenty of workers who worked hard all their life and have nothing to show for it due to misfortune not due to their fault. hope that does not happen to you. if it does u gonna be glad it is available.
Posted on 11/23/17 at 11:35 am to Zach
A lot of very sick children can look forward to working on the factory floor.
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