Thread by @sagar_ankita

1/ Let’s talk America's Health Care Plan
This week, we focus on:
-Cost of Care
-Medicaid & who it covers

Next week, we focus on:
-Women’s health care
-LGBTQA health care
-Behavioral health care
-Firearm injury
-Climate Change
#PolicyCapsule #VoteHealth
#MedTwitter

2/ Cost of care:
-Monetary pre-COVID: $3.6 trillion in 2018
-Lives lost from COVID: >220,000 (greatest in comparison to other nations per capita)

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3/ Cost of plan to individuals/families:
-$20,000-21,000 family coverage cost annually
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4/ Cost of Long Term Care: MONTHLY
-Nursing home, semi-private room: $7,513
-Assisted Living Facility: $4,051
-Home Health Aide: $4,385

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5/ Administrative costs: $2,500 per person vs. $550 in Canada
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6/ Pharmaceutical cost: 3 in 10 polled cite $$$ as barrier for medication regimen adherence
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7/ By June 2019: 15 million enrolled in ACA Medicaid expansion group; about 12 million NEWLY eligible under the ACA

ACA overturned = millions lose coverage & states can't claim 90% federal matching dollars for Medicaid costs

kff.org/policy-watch/e…

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8/ Medicaid Waivers: based on the idea that work requirements will increase % of nonelderly adults with Medicaid working either full or part-time;

Prior to waivers:
- >33% working part-time
- About 50% working full-time

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9/ Who is #Medicaid eligible?
- Cashiers
- Healthcare aides
- Cooks
- Drivers (truck or passenger car)
- Retail salesperson
- Maids, housekeepers
- Janitors & building cleaners
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10/ Prior to #COVID, Medicaid enrollees reported:
34% skipped at least 1 meal
20% hungry but did not eat

Since #COVID, 1 in 4 say: (via @KFF poll)
- someone in household skipped meals
- relied on charity or government food programs
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11/ #Vote2020 #VoteHealth

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