[grumpygresh]

How can Medicaid be ruined. It’s a wreck as it is. I believe that there was a study that showed that uninsured patients had better outcomes than Medicaid patients.

Medicaid patients do get all those crappy drugs such as anti- cholesterol drugs, anti depressants, vaccines that are on balance harmful. They also receive opiate prescriptions which can provide an additional source of income on the re-sale market.

Health care is in most cases not the same as medical care (especially when we are talking about chronic conditions). Staying healthy is an individual responsibility and those on Medicaid wouldn’t generally fall into that category.

[V K Lee]

And why is it NOW deemed a disaster? Why not WHEN BO’B was making this disaster? If, indeed, it was noted by this same news source at that time, I stand corrected.

[Freedom56v2]

If the repeal bill doesn’t pass, Medicaid enrollment will soar to 86 million by 2026,

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What “repeal bill” is she talking about? The only bill I have seen is pretty much obamacare-lite ;(

Seems the pols and talking heads are concerned with medicaid—not with how healthcare insurance would look to those actually paying.

[mewzilla]

I wonder if those stats include dual eligibles, people who are on both Medicare and Medicaid.