500,000 more in Michigan to be eligible for Medicaid coverage

[SpartanDem]

Source: Detroit Free Press

A half-million more Michiganders will be eligible for Medicaid, the government-funded health program for poor people, when the most sweeping provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act take effect in 2014.

Supporters of the law say covering more poor people is not just socially responsible, it ultimately saves money: Better care keeps chronic conditions in check.

But opponents will argue this week to the U.S. Supreme Court that Congress is overstepping its bounds by pushing the expansion onto states, which will lose their federal Medicaid funds if eligibility is not expanded.


Read more: http://www.freep.com/article/20120326/NEWS06/203260325/500-000-more-in-Michigan-to-be-eligible-for-Medicaid-coverage?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE

[young but wise]

1. K&R.

[lovuian]

2. it is so true

Giving healthcare to everybody is a human RIGHT!

America would be so much more competitive with the rest of the world if they would
go to Universal Health
Companies know it

[MinaWest]

3. Interesting book

I just read this book and I thought you might be interested too. It's called Wealth vs. Work: How 1% Victimize 99%. The book describes how the U.S. has been divided into separate estates, with catch phrases that harshly sort people into “winners” and “losers,” Wall Street and Main Street, and rich and poor (or working poor); and, how the government of the people has been replaced by big business and financial interests. The author outlines the need for a fair and just society, one that sets limits on the accumulation of wealth and inherited privilege, and includes safety nets for middle-class and working-class people. Other topics include excellence vs. equality, education and income, manufacturing jobs, outsourcing jobs, unions and collective bargaining, unfettered capitalism, millionaires and billionaires, tax reform, college tuition and student debt, pension plans, merit and talent, innovation and technology, immigration, China and India and emerging global issues. It’s a provocative and gritty book-worth the read.

[Kolesar]

4. My brother had learning disabilities, but he could not get Medicaid coverage

He didn't have a documented disability and could not get Medicaid despite his $14000 annual income.

[mother earth]

5. Sure, poverty levels have been increasing due to joblessness. Time for single payer. n