It will be a long hard struggle, and I won’t live to see the end, but the day may come when people say, “I’ll take any solution at all — as long as it’s not a government solution: those things NEVER work!”
If Medicaid patients previously had no better outcomes than those without any insurance, it is likely that into the future they will have worse outcomes than if they had no insurance.
Medicaid, the Next Obama Disaster.
A plan to get people to flock to Obamacare?.
I have a friend who has a small insurance business. He says Medicaid patients often get a lot of medical care, but crappy medical care. They are often used for practice, in his opinion.
Just passing on the anecdote.
The PooCaCa ObamaCare law is dumping millions upon millions on state-administered Medicaid programs without providing the additional funds to support it. It is entirely easy to see why states like Georgia are negatively reacting to the increased load with no additional funding.
The truth is these enrollees under PooCaCa ObamaCare are victims of Obama, not the states. They were deluded because of their own greed and promises of a lying liar.
For your future under Obamacare ref: the story on the Phoenix Az. VA hospital and its treatment of the veterans. We are next. Step right up and BOHICA!
Where is Eye Care?
Where is Dental Care?
And the masses who voted for socialization of our Country's medical care didn't understand the lack of basic care for Eyes and Teeth???
Medicaid will take the estates of those who participate leaving nothing to pass on their heirs; this situation will only "supplement" government finances one generation and then it will require yet another fix. The middle class will be wiped out via Medicaid and ObamaCare. This will destroy the restaurant industry. The only people with vehicles will be those working for private companies and not the government.
Medicaid, the next disaster?
No way. Medicaid is already a disaster. And now millions? more will be dumped into this inadequate system.
Get out your phone book and phone 20 family doctors at random. Explain that you’re new in town, on Medicaid and are looking for a doctor for your family. Don’t be surprised.
Why are doctors, in droves, abandoning Medicaid? Because the reimbursement rates totally suck.
My personal Doc told me he quit seeing Medicaid patients 15 years ago. Reason? Lousy reimbursements and it took forever to get paid.
The blue state budgets are going to explode big time because of Medicaid. In these states, there will be a real battle between the teachers unions and the Medicaid interests. Most state budgets consist of the 3 Ps: pupils, patients, and prisoners. Watch for an epic fight at the state level between these interests.
Raising taxes won’t work because productive citizens will flee. My guess is that blue states will call for nationalization of prisons, education, and health care.
Well, it’s actually what happens when appearing to address an issue is more important than actually addressing it.