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When Medicaid was enacted in 1965, its original purpose was to assist the most highly improvished citizens of the United States. The probem with Medicaid is that the Democrats have simply made Medicaid overcrowded and unsustainable.
I certainly believe having Medicaid is better than being uninsured however in no way is Medicaid even comparable to Private Insurance. Too be honest, it is debatable if Medicaid even works. Does having Medicaid make your life remarkably better than being uninsured? Highly debatable.
The most damning reason why Medicaid needs to be gutted is through this statistic:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...4576dc0f39d_story.html?utm_term=.e9510b6e3e50
Cost of Medicaid in 2016: $389 Billion
Projected cost of Medicaid in 2027: $650 Billion
Medicaid is bankrupting our states. How does Medicaid make up 8-12% in the 80's and early 90's to now 20-25% of the state's budget today?
People on Medicaid do not have real high quality access to doctors or even dentists. More people today are covered by Medicaid vs Medicare. As baby boomers are aging, this only burdens good and decent taxpayers who are paying for this broken program.
As bad as Medicaid is, how on earth can Democrats and liberals argue that Medicaid needs to expanded??? Not only will this cost more but again, its original purpose was designed to assists a select demographic.
If I had to choose, I would support defunding medicaid and using that money elsewhere. I can name at least 5-10 things where money would be better spent on this disastrous program.
I certainly believe having Medicaid is better than being uninsured however in no way is Medicaid even comparable to Private Insurance. Too be honest, it is debatable if Medicaid even works. Does having Medicaid make your life remarkably better than being uninsured? Highly debatable.
The most damning reason why Medicaid needs to be gutted is through this statistic:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opin...4576dc0f39d_story.html?utm_term=.e9510b6e3e50
Cost of Medicaid in 2016: $389 Billion
Projected cost of Medicaid in 2027: $650 Billion
Medicaid is bankrupting our states. How does Medicaid make up 8-12% in the 80's and early 90's to now 20-25% of the state's budget today?
People on Medicaid do not have real high quality access to doctors or even dentists. More people today are covered by Medicaid vs Medicare. As baby boomers are aging, this only burdens good and decent taxpayers who are paying for this broken program.
As bad as Medicaid is, how on earth can Democrats and liberals argue that Medicaid needs to expanded??? Not only will this cost more but again, its original purpose was designed to assists a select demographic.
If I had to choose, I would support defunding medicaid and using that money elsewhere. I can name at least 5-10 things where money would be better spent on this disastrous program.
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