To the surprise of absolutely no one, revised Medicaid criteria unveiled today will mean fewer Americans get health coverage. The Department of Health and Human Services is allowing states to mandate that Medicaid recipients be working to receive benefits. Unfortunately, more than 70% of Medicaid recipients are disabled and many can’t work. So, the man with the “beautiful” plan cuts them off? Donald Trump’s administrator for Medicaid said the changes are designed to get people (mostly poor and disabled), to “move up, move on, and move out” of the program. Good luck with that. Here’s a good explainer from Talking Points Memo.
Under the Trump version of Medicaid, it’s tougher to get coverage
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