Medicaid and Nursing Homes: Not Political: Just Necessary to Speak Our

SDianeL

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/243180#Comment_243180

Medicaid, a joint federal and state program, is administered by individual states, not the federal government directly. While the federal government sets broad guidelines and funding levels, states have considerable flexibility in determining eligibility requirements, covered benefits, and payment rates for providers. This allows for variations in Medicaid programs across different states. 

SDianeL

Medicaid, a joint federal and state program, is administered by individual states, not the federal government directly. While the federal government sets broad guidelines and funding levels, states have considerable flexibility in determining eligibility requirements, covered benefits, and payment rates for providers. This allows for variations in Medicaid programs across different states. 

weareallunique

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/243254#Comment_243254

The "Affordable Care Act, expanded Medicaid eligibility to include any adult earning 138 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) and below. Suddenly, in the 40 states (and DC) who have adopted Medicaid expansion, able-bodied adults of working age were eligible for a program designed to help the neediest among us."

Source: https://atr.org/able-bodied-unemployed-adults-have-overrun-the-medicaid-program/?amp

With medical insurance costing hundreds to a thousand plus a month able-bodied folks made the rational decision to not work ,work off the books, etc . And now here we are - trillions in debt and having to manage our way out. Why can't we just let it go? Many reasons- national debt ,inflation, trying to keep the world on the dollar.

SDianeL

Medicaid is administered by individual states, not the federal government directly. While the federal government sets broad guidelines states have considerable flexibility in determining eligibility requirements, covered benefits, and payment rates for providers. This allows for variations in Medicaid programs across different states. 

WIGO23

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/243254#Comment_243254

Facts are not being “political”. Thank you for stating facts.

upstateAnn

Thanks for the comments. Sticks and stones do not bother me. I do believe we have to advocate. I also contacted my congressman about the cuts to Alzheimer

weareallunique

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/243340#Comment_243340

Source please. What facts?

https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5188643-medicaid-reform-disabilities/

Do you really want to cut medicaid for people with health issues for those without ?

Do you really want to keep losing Doctors ? Want to keep local hospitals open? Then stop moving able bodied to Medicaid which pays too little to keep them open. Feelings aren't bankable.

Keep pushing "change nothing" and that's just what you'll get .

And if you have a medicare advantage or supplement from United you may want to watch that news so you'll be up to date on whatever is going on there.

SDianeL

From Congress: “Here’s the truth about Medicaid:

🔴1.4 million illegals currently receive it.

🔴1 million claim it in multiple states

🔴1 million receive Medicaid AND Obamacare.

Eliminating fraud isn’t controversial. It’s our job.”

SDianeL

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/243254#Comment_243254

FYI: The plane is a gift to the US not President Trump. Many other presidents accepted gifts. The lane will be given to the DOD and Air Force and will go in the presidential library. Boeing won’t have the 2 new Air Force One planes ready until 2029. The old planes were built in 1990. Medicaid is run by the states not the Federal Government. This posted today from Congress: “Here’s the truth about Medicaid:

🔴1.4 million illegals currently receive it.

🔴1 million claim it in multiple states

🔴1 million receive Medicaid AND Obamacare.

Eliminating fraud isn’t controversial. It’s our job.” Once this fraud is eliminated there will be more money to help those who really need it. 🙏💜

upstateAnn

I guess some people just needed to vent. That was not my intention, Anyway, let us admit we all our under permanent stress. I laughed at the now deleted description of me as a Rachel Madow latte drinking person. Like most of you I fall into bed exhausted every night as soon as my DH does. Nighttime TV. Not!

Like a lot of you I try to deal with stress with laugher. Here was the last 48 hours. At breakfast two mornings ago my husband complained about the kids in our living room. No kids were there. At lunch I then had to tell him gently why it was not a good idea to call his mom who died 40 years ago. Then he wet his pants in the afternoon. Okay. He changed his underwear but put his wet chinis on again That night he woke me up yelling to turn on the lights. He pointed out the imaginary things crawling on the floor and the noise they were making. I calmed him down. Finally the next morning he got dressed by himself. He had on a long sleeve shirt with a tee pulled over it. For bottoms he pulled on a pair of shorts with no underwear. Later , he changed his slippers for a walk by putting on sandals with handkerchiefs instead of socks. This morning I got him into the shower which MADE my day.

My days probably are not different than most of your I suspect. If someone is the object of anger or scorn as I was here I suggest we all deal with it with grace. I cannot imagine the burden another person carries. It has been hard for me to put my DH on the wait list for MC. I am grieving, not guilty. I know I have to do it for his and mine safety. Let us be kind to each other in this bizarre hard place we all occupy.

CindyBum

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/243107#Comment_243107

Yikes. Time for a deep breath and a walk.

CindyBum

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/243409#Comment_243409

I love a latte myself. Cable news? Not so much. 😏

trottingalong

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/243409#Comment_243409

Perfect response to how we all deal with our loved ones on a daily basis. Kindness is the basis of everyone on here and some get triggered quicker than others (most likely having to do with their personal lives)

Lgb35

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/243276#Comment_243276

yes there are able bodied people on Medicaid who DO work but they don’t make enough money or their employers don’t offer coverage. Yes there are some sitting on their butts but you can’t throw the baby out with the bath water. Target the ones abusing the system not the ones trying

bjt84

https://alzconnected.org/discussion/comment/243254#Comment_243254

Wrong.

bjt84

Everyone READ THIS from SDianeL. Its the only reasonable comment on the entire thread. Find time to read, think critically. Talking heads on TV are only interested in selling their sponsors goods. They can't be trusted to deliver truth.