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(DIR) Post #AviwXdT508szHQv0jY by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-02T13:15:44Z
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#Trump's #OneBigBeautifulBill cuts federal #spending on #Medicaid & #AffordableCareAct marketplaces by ~$1 trillion over a decade, acc/to the #nonpartisan #CBO, threatening the physical & financial #health of tens of millions of #Americans.The bill, which the #Senate passed Tues, would reverse many of the health coverage gains of #Biden & #Obama, whose policies made it easier for millions of people to access #healthcare & reduced the US #uninsured rate to record lows.https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/07/02/nx-s1-5453870/senate-republicans-tax-bill-medicaid-health-care
(DIR) Post #AviwwUvNu2A81T0sIS by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-02T13:20:15Z
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The #Senate plan to slash #Medicaid & #ACA marketplace #funding could lead to nearly 12 million more people without insurance by 2034, the #CBO estimates. That in turn would harm the finances of #hospitals, #NursingHomes & #community #health centers—which would have to absorb more of the cost of treating #uninsured people—& may force them to reduce services & employees, as well as close facilities.#Trump #Republicans #Healthcare #medical #insurance #LowIncome #elderly #disabled #plutocracy
(DIR) Post #AvixIu0NKoTSBB1yPw by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-02T13:24:19Z
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The deepest cuts to #healthcare spending come from a proposed #Medicaid #WorkRequirement, which would cut off #coverage for millions of enrollees who do not meet new employment or reporting standards.In 40 states & DC, all of which have expanded Medicaid under the #ACA, some Medicaid enrollees would have to regularly file paperwork proving that they are working, volunteering, or attending school at least 80 hours a month or that they qualify for an exemption, such as caring for a young child.
(DIR) Post #AvixeSUMJwHnD3KmdU by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-02T13:28:11Z
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#Health researchers say the policy would have little impact on #employment. Most working-age #Medicaid enrollees who don't receive #disability #benefits already work or are looking for work or are unable to do so because they have a disability, attend school, or care for a family member, according to KFF.#Trump #Republicans #Healthcare #medical #insurance #LowIncome #elderly #disabled #plutocracy #SocialDarwinism #eugenics #imperialism #fascism
(DIR) Post #AvixoLn05EQnKNlpIW by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-02T13:30:00Z
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State experiments with #WorkRequirements have been plagued with administrative issues, such as eligible enrollees' losing #coverage over paperwork problems, & budget overruns. Georgia's work requirement, which officially launched in July 2023, has cost >$90 million, with only $26 million of that spent on #health benefits, according to the Georgia Budget & Policy Institute, a nonpartisan research organization.#Trump #Republicans #Healthcare #Medicaid #ACA #LowIncome #elderly #disabled
(DIR) Post #Aviy29kReJ0W2L9s9o by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-02T13:32:21Z
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"The hidden costs are astronomical," said Chima Ndumele, a professor at the Yale School of #PublicHealth.Belt-tightening that would target states could translate into fewer #HealthServices, medical professionals & even #hospitals, especially in #rural communities.The #GOP's plan would curtail a practice, known as #ProviderTaxes, that nearly every state has used for decades to increase #Medicaid payments to hospitals, #NursingHomes & other providers & to private managed-care companies.#Trump
(DIR) Post #AviyB9f5L8H2NIwTGy by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-02T13:34:04Z
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States often use the federal money generated through the taxes to pay the institutions more than #Medicaid would otherwise pay. (Medicaid generally pays the lowest fees for care, compared with #Medicare & private #insurance.)#Hospitals & #NursingHomes say they use these extra Medicaid dollars to expand or add new services & improve #care for all patients.#Trump #Republicans #Healthcare #medical #LowIncome #elderly #disabled #plutocracy #SocialDarwinism #eugenics #imperialism #fascism
(DIR) Post #AviyKrCWpZ8414DALA by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-02T13:35:52Z
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#Rural #hospitals typically operate on thin profit margins & rely on #Medicaid tax payments to sustain them. Researchers from the Cecil G. Sheps Center for #Health Services Research who examined the House bill concluded it would push more than 300 rural hospitals — many of them in Kentucky, Louisiana, California & Oklahoma — toward service reductions or closure.#Trump #Republicans #Healthcare #insurance #LowIncome #elderly #disabled #plutocracy #SocialDarwinism #eugenics #imperialism #fascism
(DIR) Post #AviyX9EfbXbpQN4dTE by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-02T13:38:05Z
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For those with #ACA marketplace coverage, the #GOP plan would make it harder to enroll & to retain their plans.Marketplace policyholders would be required to update their income, immigration status & other information each year, rather than be allowed to automatically reenroll — something more than 10 million people did this year. They would also have less time to enroll; the bill shortens the annual open enrollment period by about a month.#Trump #Healthcare #LowIncome #elderly #disabled
(DIR) Post #AviyaTlliUUDyg8yf2 by MasterMischief@mastodon.social
2025-07-02T13:38:37Z
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@Nonilex They continue to attack the weakest, because they can not defend themselves.
(DIR) Post #Aviyl0mNqDynFgSBmK by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-02T13:40:33Z
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People applying for coverage outside that period — for instance, because they lose a job or other insurance or need to add a newborn or spouse to an existing policy — would have to wait for all their documents to be processed before receiving government subsidies to help pay their monthly premiums. Today, they get up to 90 days of premium help during the application process, which can take weeks.#Trump #Republicans #Healthcare #medical #insurance #LowIncome #elderly #disabled #plutocracy
(DIR) Post #Aviz13sq4HM3Vq7tTs by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-07-02T13:43:30Z
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Republican lawmakers & some conservative policy think tanks, including Paragon Health, say the changes are needed to reduce *fraudulent* enrollments, while many say they're the latest attempt to undo Obamacare [the #ACA].The #legislation also does not call for an extension of more generous subsidies put in place during the #COVID-19 #pandemic. If #Congress doesn't act, those enhanced subsidies will expire at year's end, resulting in premiums rising by an average of 75% next year, acc/to KFF.