Remember when Trump said he was the only R. candidate not cutting Medicare?
-
Yeah….
Senate Health Care Bill Includes Deep Cuts to Medicaid
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/us/politics/senate-health-care-bill.html
-
He actually said he would not make cuts to Medicare or Medicaid. But do not confuse the two. Medicare is for seniors over the age of 65 of those with permanent disabilities that prevent gainful employment. Everyone contributes to Medicare through the Medicare tax, which is deducted automatically from your paycheck, so it is really a government-run insurance company. Medicaid is for the indigent poor, children and elderly in long-term care. It is funded by the states with contributions from the federal government. These contributions were greatly increased with Obamacare in order to increase the number of insured. It is that increase that the Republicans want to repeal. They will argue that actual spending on Medicaid will increase slightly under the Republican bill, so it is technically not a cut, but it is far less than what would be spent if Obamacare were left untouched. (anywhere from 350 Billion to 700 Billion over the next 10 years)
-
Yeah….
Senate Health Care Bill Includes Deep Cuts to Medicaid
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/22/us/politics/senate-health-care-bill.html
That's politics..
Hello! It looks like you're interested in this conversation, but you don't have an account yet.
Getting fed up of having to scroll through the same posts each visit? When you register for an account, you'll always come back to exactly where you were before, and choose to be notified of new replies (either via email, or push notification). You'll also be able to save bookmarks and upvote posts to show your appreciation to other community members.
With your input, this post could be even better 💗
Register Login