i am shocked! SHOCKED!!!

[chordam7]

Budget to Hurt Poor People on Medicaid, Report Says
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 - Millions of low-income people would have to pay more for health care under a bill worked out by Congress, and some of them would forgo care or drop out of Medicaid because of the higher co-payments and premiums, the Congressional Budget Office says in a new

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[rackletang]

How unlike them.

[singingbarista]

Wow.

Am I remembering correctly--aren't like 50% of Americans living without health insurance/Medicaid/ already?

Since when did we start throwing people away?

[chordam7]

almost exactly the time we started putting compassionate conservatisim into practice....

sharing my own .02 worth of personal observation

[nalidoll]

Unfortunately, we started doing this about 5 to 6 years ago, in earnest. I know, because I'm on SSI and medicaid. I sqeaked by, under the wire. If I had been six months slower, I never would have gotten approved at all, despite the fact that they admit I have been classified disabled (in hindsight) since '96

Re: sharing my own .02 worth of personal observation

[molly_grue]

Actually, it is $65/m; $85 if you have no other income.

[molly_grue]

This explains Medicare Part D also...the first step in their fiendish plan....