Das right Jon - get some of dat federul tasspayahz $$$!
The problem with Medicaid “but it’s for the children” is that it’s been stretched to include up to 26-year-olds.
It was designed for prenatal and young child health and immunizations. What happens though is that every time a person is certified it generates a cost of about $50 - whether or not that person sees a doctor that month or not!
That’s what’s wrong. It should only be certifying when there’s a need. Like this month, for immunizations to be current for back-to-school. It’s impossible to pay for coverage for everyone when it is not being used, the way group medical is paid every month whether it’s used or not.
There are plenty of free clinics and sliding scale clinics for older persons who should have adequately boosted their immune systems with shots when they were little.
“”Why should people in every other state subsidize government health care for families in New York and New Jersey?” “
ding ding ding. we have a winner.
The “Inconvenient Truth” here is that the government can’t pay for everyone’s health care. And it shouldn’t.
“Could there be a more worthy cause than trying to get kids to go see a doctor when they’re sick?”
Yeah, a more worthy cause would be getting their parents to pay for it. I do.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus