I’m talking about one aspect of the programNo, I think taking money from our most vulnerable, our elderly, our disabled, our pregnant, is a brilliant ****ing plan.
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I’m talking about one aspect of the programNo, I think taking money from our most vulnerable, our elderly, our disabled, our pregnant, is a brilliant ****ing plan.
Yes, one aspect that affects the elderly, the disabled, the pregnant, you know, all the ****ing vulnerable people that are on Medicaid. What a genius plan, making this country better by making the poorest pay up, oh and an occasional deadbeat who won't go to a clinic.I’m talking about one aspect of the program
I don't have a link to that, I just know someone who was on medicaid in Iowa, and lost it for their refusal to do an annual check up. He had to skip it for more than 1 year to get kicked off.I can't find the requirement for an annual physical exam to receive Medicaid. Do you have a link?
Exactly. We should deny them healthcare completely so they die sooner and we can save even more money.Some people sure hate poor people.
Sure i do, that bald pencil neck prick con senator from Fl who stole millions and his wife and there are 1000s just like him.You are so clueless, nursing homes across the country are closing because of low Medicaid reimbursements because of idiots who are going after all this misuse. Again, you have no idea where the Medicaid funds are going or who the are helping.
ER visits should be more. Too many use ERs as an urgent care or dr's office. Making it cheaper encourages more of that.1) Any ER visit will cost $50 out of pocket for those on then government tit. This would hopefully keep people from abusing their government paid for insurance, as well as ER departments
2) Every visit to a healthcare provider costs $15. Again, have some skin in the game.
3) Double the taxes on cigarettes, alcohol, pop, junk food, add a tax to fast food. Self explanatory.
4) Revisit Michelle Obama’s lunch program, tweak it a bit to add more protein.
5) Teach fitness and nutrition for 2 periods a day, starting in 1st grade. Maybe the kids can guilt thief parents into actually giving a damn about those two subjects.
https://dhs.iowa.gov/IHAWP/healthy-behaviors I went ahead and googled it for you since you were interested.I don't have a link to that, I just know someone who was on medicaid in Iowa, and lost it for their refusal to do an annual check up. He had to skip it for more than 1 year to get kicked off.
Regarding urgent care vs ER, i believe in many locales, especially, rural, they are the same place and it is the provider documentation and hospital business office that make the determination of whether it was an ER or urgent care visit. You might not even know until several weeks later whether you “went to the ER” or “went to urgent care.”ER visits should be more. Too many use ERs as an urgent care or dr's office. Making it cheaper encourages more of that.
#3...no.
Incentives could work, but in think peoplWho are you trying to punish? Poor people or irresponsible people? Because irresponsible people aren’t going to pay anyway.
This issue isn’t nearly as simple as just trying to punish people using the ER for non emergency health care. If you’re poor and your ride works during office hours what options are there? If you’re uneducated and your child spikes a fever at midnight do you know the ways of accessing care without going to the ER? Should we only charge those with shitty tattoos and new cell phones?
I don’t know, I’d much rather support people in making healthy choices than punish them for the times they don’t.
they are in separate locations in the local hospitals, different providers.Regarding urgent care vs ER, i believe in many locales, especially, rural, they are the same place and it is the provider documentation and hospital business office that make the determination of whether it was an ER or urgent care visit. You might not even know until several weeks later whether you “went to the ER” or “went to urgent care.”
Exactly. Less consumption = better health outcomes.If they stop consuming it; they would be healthier
Thanks for the link. Seems it depends on your income if you get kicked out of the program. Also, it appears it takes either a annual health exam or dental exam to check off the requirement. Also of note, there is a charge ($8) for using the ER for non-emergencies.https://dhs.iowa.gov/IHAWP/healthy-behaviors I went ahead and googled it for you since you were interested.
Which is what Obama wanted to do but the GOP and a few Dems refused to do (remember the "public option"?) Adoption of a public option would have opened up a lot of "MedicCare pricing" for scrutiny.Those are not really reforms. They are more like revisions and in the end, they are simply price hikes.
... Nothing dramatic that would change the underlying dynamics of Medicaid ... really just tinkering with the pricing, and in the end simply creating a billing system that will result in sending bills out to people who do not have the money to pay them. Administering this program will cost as much as what is ultimately collected.
Reform the program and most importantly disconnect it from Obamacare, so that this stuff can be out in the open and we know who is paying for what. Right now, it appears to be a massive bureaucracy designed to provide healthcare for the indigent and doing so while hiding the true costs.
Reform? Why not really reform Medicaid and then eliminate Obamacare.
That would move the needle on this stuff.