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1. For many years, Republicans have been seeking to add a work requirement to Medicaid
(It's based on the discredited idea that poverty exists because people are lazy)
Georgia Republicans turned this idea into a reality
It's not going well
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(It's based on the discredited idea that poverty exists because people are lazy)
Georgia Republicans turned this idea into a reality
It's not going well
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2. In 2018, the Trump administration issued a rule allowing states to get waivers to tie Medicaid eligibility to employment
A bunch of states tried it. Some of the plans were invalidated by courts, and then Biden revoked the waivers for the rest
But Georgia sued, saying it was a regulatory "bait and switch"
So they are the one state that ties Medicaid expansion to a work requirement
A bunch of states tried it. Some of the plans were invalidated by courts, and then Biden revoked the waivers for the rest
But Georgia sued, saying it was a regulatory "bait and switch"
So they are the one state that ties Medicaid expansion to a work requirement
3. The program “has cost taxpayers at least $26 million so far, with more than 90% going toward administrative and consulting costs rather than medical care for low-income people.”
Only 3.5K people have been able to enroll in the first year.
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Only 3.5K people have been able to enroll in the first year.
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4. Georgia had predicted 25K enrollment in the first year.
Meanwhile, @Deloitte has collected $2.4 million in consulting fees
Expanding Medicaid without the red tape could have helped as many as 395K Georgians
Meanwhile, @Deloitte has collected $2.4 million in consulting fees
Expanding Medicaid without the red tape could have helped as many as 395K Georgians
@Deloitte 5. Despite the program’s failures, GA Gov Brian Kemp is fighting to extend the program, which is set to expire in 2025, to 2028.
Numerous other states, anticipating the possibility of a second Trump term, are trying to follow Georgia's lead
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Numerous other states, anticipating the possibility of a second Trump term, are trying to follow Georgia's lead
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@Deloitte 6. The idea that Medicaid recipients don't want to work is bogus.
61% ALREADY work
Others cite “caregiving responsibilities, illness or disability, or school”
The work requirement doesn't incentivize people to work because they already want to
It just creates red tape
61% ALREADY work
Others cite “caregiving responsibilities, illness or disability, or school”
The work requirement doesn't incentivize people to work because they already want to
It just creates red tape
@Deloitte 7. If Trump wins a second term and imposes these requirements across the board, hundreds of thousands of people could lose coverage
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Politics has real consequences on people's lives and that's where the focus should be
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