Posted on 06/21/2011 11:05:56 AM PDT by GreaterSwiss
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama's health care law would let several million middle-class people get nearly free insurance meant for the poor, a twist government number crunchers say they discovered only after the complex bill was signed.
The change would affect early retirees: A married couple could have an annual income of about $64,000 and still get Medicaid, said officials who make long-range cost estimates for the Health and Human Services department.
Up to 3 million people could qualify for Medicaid in 2014 as a result of the anomaly. That's because, in a major change from today, most of their Social Security benefits would no longer be counted as income for determining eligibility.
Medicare chief actuary Richard Foster says the situation keeps him up at night.
"I don't generally comment on the pros or cons of policy, but that just doesn't make sense," Foster said during a question-and-answer session at a recent professional society meeting. It's almost like allowing middle-class people to qualify for food stamps, he suggested.
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It is not a flaw or a glitch; it is intentional with the intent of crashing the system. All of Obama’s actions are designed to crash the system so he can usher in the system of communism. These people need to be locked up or dealt with in a manner appropriate for traitors.
Well, they had to pass the bill first so they could see what was in it.
Incredible! A couple earning $64,000 aren't 'wealthy', but they can sure as hell afford insurance! I'd wager that when child dependents are factored in, the income threshold goes even higher! I could imagine a family of 5 with a household income of near $100,000 qualifying for Medicare under a plan like this. This will send Medicare into bankruptcy even more rapidly than it is now! As a side note, it WOULD give families more
What middle class? We’ll have peasants and elites. Nothing in-between.
Pelosi said they need to pass it, so they will know what is in it.
What can one expect from a 2000+ page bill that few, if any Senators or Representatives even read.
Where do I sign up?
Mmm, Mmm, Mmmm...
Same here but Medicare is a few years away. They’ll change it the year before, I’m sure.
Kinda like a stool sample!
You've come up with the perfect metaphor for ObamaCare.
"You take the blue pill - the story ends, you wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes." -Morpheus
We have an entire political party that only has a blue pill. - to be taken daily.
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