Should we cut Medicaid?

Yes - add work requirements and make cuts to it. Keep medicare, but medicaid is for people too lazy to work.

One issue that should be addressed is that when a person reaches the threshold for loss of benefits they all go. For instance, let's say the income limit for medicaid is $2901/month (that is what it is in a lot of states). So a person who earned 2900 per month gets 100% of medicaid benefits. If that person gets 2902, they lose ALL of the benefits.

Since the cost of insurance is crazy high (reforms needed there as well), that extra $2 per month means a person loses thousands in benefits. Keep in mind a lot of medicaid recipients are on medicaid because they are disabled and work options are limited to start with.

So instead, reduce the coverage incrementally for a person if they are working. Maybe (some economist needs to do the number crunching) if you earn $1000 per month over the threshold you pay a small premium for the benefits. Earn more and that is reduced. (Barring the employer providing it as a benefit.)

Also, a lot of folks on medicaid are incapable due to their disability from working a lot. The idea they are all lazy is not a lie.

Sure. Grannies in nursing homes aren’t productive. If their families don’t want to care for them, we can just let them die on the streets..

What's the rush to be like Somalia?

Yes! Elon is for it but Under-President Trump doesn't want to touch Medicaid.

The sooner Musk is in charge of everything, the better for the American people.

You mean.... Death Panels?

Yes, absolutely. Long overdue. As a lifelong Christian, the love I feel for my fellow man is exponential. However, when it comes to the disabled, the elderly, or poor kids; these are entitled parasites who need to learn that there is no "right" to life (unless you're a fetus). When it comes to the most vulnerable members of society, we need to "trim the fat" so to speak and let nature take its course.

The math of wages, rents, groceries, and medical costs reveals the answer.

DO IT

It is quite ironic that people who deny evolution also believe in "survival of the fittest."

14 Million smokers are on Medicaid.

Deny Federal payment for them. The States can then decide on coverage.

This could be funny but it isn't.

Somalia it is.

And millions and millions of obese people!

If you're going to be obese like Musk and Trump, you should be required to pay for your own Healthcare.

YES!

There are many serious and relatively fast runners on Medicaid

Get rid of Medicaid and deport all the Medicaid recipients to El Salvador. They've agreed to take deportees of any nationality, so we can even send American born poors there.

Good to know no one on Letsrun has an elderly or disabled parent.

Alan

The elderly are covered by Medicare, not Medicaid.

No. We should have the same Health, Dental, Drug, etc. plan that the Senators and Congress Persons have.