Posted on 09/03/2021 2:55:01 PM PDT by CheshireTheCat
Medicaid enrollees are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at far lower rates than the general population as states search for the best strategies to improve access to the shots and persuade those who remain hesitant.
Efforts by state Medicaid agencies and the private health plans that most states pay to cover their low-income residents has been scattershot and hampered by a lack of access to state data about which members are immunized. The problems reflect the decentralized nature of the health program, funded largely by the federal government but managed by the states.
It also points to the difficulty in getting the message to Medicaid populations about the importance of the COVID vaccines and challenges they face getting care.
“These are some of the hardest-to-reach populations and those often last in line for medical care,” said Craig Kennedy, CEO of Medicaid Health Plans of America, a trade group. Medicaid enrollees often face hurdles accessing vaccines, including worries about taking time off work or finding transportation, he said.
In California, 49% of enrollees age 12 and older in Medi-Cal (the name of Medicaid in California) are at least partly vaccinated, compared with 74% for Californians overall.
Unlike some other large states, such as Texas and Pennsylvania, California provides its Medicaid plans with information from vaccine registries, which can help them target unvaccinated enrollees. But still, the rate of immunizations lags far behind that of the general population....
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‘Rat cannon fodder not really so unintelligent?
If so, WHY do they support ‘Rats?
The Rats kept bragging that they were anti-fascist.
Turns out the rats are Pfascists.
Oops.
It is ironic and perplexing.
However, in their defense, it is not as if the Republican Party, which is chock full of RINOs, has a lot to offer.
It is quite possible that Trump won last year by a minimum of a 5-point percentage spread and more people than one would think who are on Medicaid actually did vote for him.
Flounder like they flop in the hull, not founder.
Rates founder?
I swear - Gerbalism has sunk, and is ever sinking, to new lows.
Simple enough. No more money on the benefits card until they get stabbed.
If you are going to run a fascist dictatorship, at least think like a fascist dictator.
Their names, addresses and phone number are likely on file. They get checks mailed to them.
“Efforts by state Medicaid agencies and the private health plans that most states pay to cover their low-income residents has been scattershot and hampered by a lack of access to state data about which members are immunized. The problems reflect the decentralized nature of the health program, funded largely by the federal government but managed by the states.”
The portion I quoted appears to be a profound lie. About 2 months ago I came across a database the federal government ‘provides’ to the states, and I think all states utilized it, which was voluntary - the states could if they wished load their vaccination data into that database and so individual medical records were supplied to the federal government under cover of some ‘streamlining’ information sharing excuse. THEY.ARE.LYING.
The title should say black people don’t want the “vaccine”.
Glory be! People are waking up to evil in our time !
The vaccine industry is pure evil and fraudulent
“Founder” is correct. They’ve run aground, they’re stuck on the rocks. They’re not flip-flopping like a fish out of water.
I was cracking up when I saw the TV PSAs with black doctors pushing the vaxx.
These things have been on every hour every day for weeks and weeks all over the place.
But—the dummies who did the ads made a hilarious error.
They put the doctors in white coats!
;-)
I also disagreed with the term founder. Interesting comments at this website.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/can-a-ship-flounder
I would argue that ships may founder, but not rates. The correct term that should be used is rates flounder.
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