In 2018, the Trump administration issued a rule allowing states to tie Medicaid eligibility to employment, a first in the program’s 50-year history. The policy shift was the result of decades of work by Republicans who believe – contrary to empirical evidence
So the accounting firm of Deloitte has already been paid $2.4 million and stands to earn a great deal more while those who deal with some kind of disability go without the ability to be seen by a doctor. Tesnim and Rebecca show that many Republican governors are eager to join Georgia's Brian Kemp for no sane reason other than to punish the poor. Remember, that all of this took place beginning in 2020, the year that Covid 19 pervaded our whole country.
Meanwhile, in at least 2 of the 10 states where Republican’s control the legislature or Governor’s office or both, and have refused to expand Medicare coverage under ObamaCare, small rural hospitals are gong bankrupt and closing because they can’t get paid for the services they offer to low income people. This is happening in TN and WI but there is very little news coverage about it nationally. I wonder why?
What a crazy mess! So stupid. And don't these programs put a tremendous burden on hospitals and health care providers, with hundreds of thousands with no insurance and little ability to pay the exorbitant costs of the US healthcare system?
It's a disaster only if you think the role of government is to better all lives, not just the lives of the wealthy. What a silly concept, helping the less well-off.
I was born and raised in WI when it was a progressive state, before FOX "Not-Really-The News" turned the state bright red. I now live in TN -the g'kid's being the "magnet" - but can't stand the politics here. The meanness of the Governor and State Legislature are awful. Hard to imagine that TN was at one time "blue" or at least rationale. Did "FOX" do the same thing here it did to WI?
Work requirements for both Medicaid and child tax credit vastly increase costs, and help drastically fewer people. They also hurt the poorest the most.
And imposing work requirements for both programs on a stay at home parent is the ultimate in FUCK YOU CLOWN isn’t it? Since caregiving at home most assuredly doesn’t count to them. Pro family and pro life they most definitely aren’t, without doing a thing to support children and families.
Nothing new about this obviously just stating what needs said.
Georgia has become a disaster in the last forty years, and I am not even sure why. It used to be a beacon of southern progressivism, like North Carolina. That is why all of us need to be aware that the struggle for democracy is never over — not in 2020, 2024, or any other year. The question is whether we can stomach much more of media-made politics and fund-raising.
Think reagan coined the term 'welfare Queens' as a jab to women and poc while they're actually doling out to 'welfare kings=oligarchs, corporations, by stealing from these programs, looks like to punish the poor for being poor!, in spite and after helping them steal in the name of tax subsidies,and tax breaks or evade taxes completely with loopholes.
Required follow up reading: add “When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm by Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe to your weekend reading list. Consulting firms are almost as pervasively bad as lobbying to me: https://bookshop.org/a/72042/9780385546232
So the accounting firm of Deloitte has already been paid $2.4 million and stands to earn a great deal more while those who deal with some kind of disability go without the ability to be seen by a doctor. Tesnim and Rebecca show that many Republican governors are eager to join Georgia's Brian Kemp for no sane reason other than to punish the poor. Remember, that all of this took place beginning in 2020, the year that Covid 19 pervaded our whole country.
Republican health plan—just die
I am an advocate for my disabled adult daughter. If they want a fight, I will bring it to them. Fuck these heartless bastards!
Great report on Georgia/Medicaid.
Another Take away:
Deloitte is almost always on your lists of donors to Republicans and other things that make me shudder. Now we have an example of why they give.
So they can receive.
Meanwhile, in at least 2 of the 10 states where Republican’s control the legislature or Governor’s office or both, and have refused to expand Medicare coverage under ObamaCare, small rural hospitals are gong bankrupt and closing because they can’t get paid for the services they offer to low income people. This is happening in TN and WI but there is very little news coverage about it nationally. I wonder why?
What a crazy mess! So stupid. And don't these programs put a tremendous burden on hospitals and health care providers, with hundreds of thousands with no insurance and little ability to pay the exorbitant costs of the US healthcare system?
"𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘒𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴 (𝘒𝘍𝘍) 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘒𝘦𝘮𝘱’𝘴 “𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦” 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 “𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘹𝘱𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 $26 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘳, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 90% 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘸-𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦.”
Feature, not bug. Siphoning as much as possible of that sweet sweet 'free' money from the Feds into their and their pal's pockets.
It's a disaster only if you think the role of government is to better all lives, not just the lives of the wealthy. What a silly concept, helping the less well-off.
The Republican montra: "No matter what the cost, if you're suffering, we're happy."
I have to wonder how much Kemp is getting in kickbacks, …..sorry, meant political donations, for his vile program.
Fight poverty, not the poor.
It's hard to feel bad for the people of Georgia when they vote for this stuff. Putting people like MTG in public office, you reap what you sow...
I was born and raised in WI when it was a progressive state, before FOX "Not-Really-The News" turned the state bright red. I now live in TN -the g'kid's being the "magnet" - but can't stand the politics here. The meanness of the Governor and State Legislature are awful. Hard to imagine that TN was at one time "blue" or at least rationale. Did "FOX" do the same thing here it did to WI?
Work requirements for both Medicaid and child tax credit vastly increase costs, and help drastically fewer people. They also hurt the poorest the most.
And imposing work requirements for both programs on a stay at home parent is the ultimate in FUCK YOU CLOWN isn’t it? Since caregiving at home most assuredly doesn’t count to them. Pro family and pro life they most definitely aren’t, without doing a thing to support children and families.
Nothing new about this obviously just stating what needs said.
Georgia has become a disaster in the last forty years, and I am not even sure why. It used to be a beacon of southern progressivism, like North Carolina. That is why all of us need to be aware that the struggle for democracy is never over — not in 2020, 2024, or any other year. The question is whether we can stomach much more of media-made politics and fund-raising.
Think reagan coined the term 'welfare Queens' as a jab to women and poc while they're actually doling out to 'welfare kings=oligarchs, corporations, by stealing from these programs, looks like to punish the poor for being poor!, in spite and after helping them steal in the name of tax subsidies,and tax breaks or evade taxes completely with loopholes.
Required follow up reading: add “When McKinsey Comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm by Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe to your weekend reading list. Consulting firms are almost as pervasively bad as lobbying to me: https://bookshop.org/a/72042/9780385546232