In fact, the administrative costs of adding work requirements probably outweigh any savings from reduced enrollments. Either way, Azar never actually showed his work, so no, that argument doesn't fly.
Kind of like the way Lyin Ryan would always insist his budget plans were "revenue neutral" but would never show his work either. It's like they know poor fucking for the sake of poor fucking isn't going to fly if people see the actual numbers.
The biggest mistake we made was tying our health coverage to the whims our employers. The quality of our health care shouldn't be dictated by whom we work for. The ACA helped alleviate some of the major flaws, but it still left the underlying problem in place.
Only in America do people have to worry about being forced to return to work prematurely and then end up losing their job and their coverage and wide up getting sicker.
Years ago I recall a senator (maybe Blanche Lincoln?) telling the IRS Commissioner that the IRS was not to develop a free file system. The IRS is unable to do a lot of things mostly due to lack of funds and also lack of approval from Congress.
medicaid now (ACA expansion) is - for most folks - a straightforward income test. that's it. if you're under 138% of FPL, you generally qualify. however (and i do not understand this) most folks on unemployment make slightly above the medicaid cutoff. it's crazy.
so in here in IL the cutoff is about $1395/month. most unemployment wages are $400/week.
In fact, the administrative costs of adding work requirements probably outweigh any savings from reduced enrollments. Either way, Azar never actually showed his work, so no, that argument doesn't fly.
Kind of like the way Lyin Ryan would always insist his budget plans were "revenue neutral" but would never show his work either. It's like they know poor fucking for the sake of poor fucking isn't going to fly if people see the actual numbers.
Just think about who will come after Biff.
The biggest mistake we made was tying our health coverage to the whims our employers. The quality of our health care shouldn't be dictated by whom we work for. The ACA helped alleviate some of the major flaws, but it still left the underlying problem in place.
Only in America do people have to worry about being forced to return to work prematurely and then end up losing their job and their coverage and wide up getting sicker.
I vote for laws based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats.
They would also create jobs, people would be hired to remove the bodies from the streets.Win Win! "Bring out yer dead!"
Judge Boasberg sounds nice.
Insurance companies are death panels.
I see @chascates is from the "Begging the question! No true Scotsman! Talking snakes! CHECKMATE THEISTS!!!!1!!" school of biblical criticism.
Throw Florida in there, and it's a deal!
They are first and foremost profit panels. Whether we live or die is entirely contingent on whether they think they can continue to profit from us.
under the name Kentucky HEALTH and we don't care what the acronym stands for
Patches O'Houlihan told me it stands for Healthcare, Elixirs, Anti-Oxidants, Liniments, Therapies & Healthcare.
Years ago I recall a senator (maybe Blanche Lincoln?) telling the IRS Commissioner that the IRS was not to develop a free file system. The IRS is unable to do a lot of things mostly due to lack of funds and also lack of approval from Congress.
I'm on Medicaid, and am glad I'm (a) healthy, and (b) a New Yorker.
they all do. i'm here in IL (and work with the ACA). medicaid has access to pretty much everything: IL IRS, unemployment, CTA, schools, etc.
they all have access. the paperwork is just a means of control.
medicaid now (ACA expansion) is - for most folks - a straightforward income test. that's it. if you're under 138% of FPL, you generally qualify. however (and i do not understand this) most folks on unemployment make slightly above the medicaid cutoff. it's crazy.
so in here in IL the cutoff is about $1395/month. most unemployment wages are $400/week.
You Cubano/Venezuelan Communist.