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The Hill
March 20, 2019
The Trump administration is pulling out all the stops to encourage red states to make conservative changes to Medicaid without Congressional input.
Administration officials are pushing ahead and granting approvals to states seeking to impose work requirements on Medicaid recipients, even in the face of legal challenges and large-scale losses in the number of people covered.
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) granted Ohio's request for work requirements, the ninth such approval since Trump took office.
The approval was announced just one day after administration lawyers were in federal court defending the work requirements for two other states, Arkansas and Kentucky.
"To approve it the day after the court hearing was pretty in-your-face," said Joan Alker, executive director of the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families.
"It's a statement of 'we're going to push forward with our policy regardless of what a judge thinks.' "
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https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/434834-trump-officials-take-bold-steps-on-medicaid
safeinOhio
(32,685 posts)Work requirements for Hospice care?
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Oh, what's that? You're on Medicaid and not working because you're actually deathly ill? TOO BAD! Get to WORK, or DIE!
Trump is the ANTI-CHRIST.
BTW, NICE WORK, MEDIA ... with your "BOLD STEPS" bullshit.
red dog 1
(27,806 posts)I think the use of the word "bold" implies that it took "courage" to do what the bastard did.
I also agree with you about the possibility of Trump being the AntiChrist.
(That would explain a lot)
If he's not the AntiChrist, then he's got to be the Devil.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Allow me to suggest a more accurate headline:
"Breaking Campaign Promises, Total Dick Donald Trump Does as the Total Dick Does, and Pulls Total Dick Move by Fucking Over Poor, Sick People in the Most Cowardly, Bullshit Manner Possible"
There ... that's better.
underpants
(182,819 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,786 posts)From dibilitating illnesses, physical disabilities, even severe mental disabilities.
What are Republicans planning to do? Make even Seniors work until they 80 and rop in order to get Medicare and Social Security ? Piss on that.