RE: I would hesitate to offer Medicaid for “all” without a means test. If the world were filled with stand up types its a great plan.
OK, I’d be all ears regarding the means test. How much in your opinion, should one earn to qualify for Medicaid?
It would tie in with what one is allowed to earn to get food stamps, housing allowance etc. The level of income is not important to me nor whether there is a sliding scale of subsidy. I would almost rather it was just a yes/no because that would save on bureaucratic nonsense even if it might enlarge the pool.
My point is that there needs to be a means test so that people with yachts, corvettes and summer homes don’t decide to go barebacked because someone else will pay the freight. Its just the wrong message. People need to be responsible for their own care unless they are for some reason unable to.