All of these logical and predictable outcomes are so logical and predictable.
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This isnât exactly so. Medicaid is not managed care. And the concern was that with so many going on medicaid hospital services would be overwhelmed since most of these people had no experience with the healthcare system outside the emergency room.
It will probably help in 2016 but itâs 2014 Iâm worried about. I doubt the public will have figured this out by the fall, given the constant GOP drumbeat of lies and the Dems inability to fight back. Too many of them are still running scared â which never works
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but what about this fall when the repugs could take back the Senate and hold the House. They could make things worse and maybe even succeed at insuring the ACA doesnât work and it wonât help the Dems in 2016
jsfox: Said ââŚwith so many going on medicaid hospital services would be overwhelmed since most of these people had no experience with the healthcare system outside the emergency room.â
You have no experience with Medicaid. It is run exactly like other health insurance plans by states, and non-profits health care groups and are funneled into providers, who will accept the reimbursement rates, for service in the existing delivery system.
Stop the nonsense about a raid on the hospital emergency rooms by these formerly uninsured. Many were insured by former employers, some by caring states before medicaid expansion, and others had experience with health care programs for children, as parents.
Why, we have to stop these undeserving 47%ers from being healthy immediately! Because Baby Jeezus!
Insurance companies and hospitals WANT this to work. They have our reps ears at this point. And balls.
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No kidding! Someone is given something for free and actually uses it? WOW!!!
Try not responding like a dick, ok? Next For many who had never had health insurance they was a concern for those going g on Medicaid that they would overwhelm emergency rooms before they became accustomed to working with the system. As I said it nice to see that concern was unfounded.
Delivery me from progressive assholes like yourself.
This is not surprising. People are seeking care earlier and are seeking it in the primary care setting instead of the ER. That means less cost shifting is going to occur and the insurance companies must be forced to reflect that in their premiums.
Our premiums have $1,800 a year included just for cost shifting for care delivered to the uninsured primarily in ERâs. This will save the country and the people of this country a lot of money and will keep people from dying and suffering needlessly.
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The Medicaid Estate Recovery Act of 1993 allows states to recover ordinary medical expenses of Medicaid patients between the ages of 55 and 64. (Medicaid also requires that expenses for long-term care be taken from the estates of deceased.)
Therefore it makes perfect sense why the asset cap limit for people enrolling in Medicaid has been lifted.
Medicaid recipients who run up large health care bills between the ages of 55 to 64 may end up paying (upon their death) a significantly higher percentage of their income (and net worth) for health care than the wealthiest Americans with premium coverage.
This potentially makes Medicaid the most expensive insurance plan in the country.
That not a single Democrat demanded the repeal of this provision prior to passage of Obamacare stinks to high heaven.
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Quite a few are running on Obamacare now. Iâve been heartened by fact that Pryor, Begich, and Hagan are running with it and using it to theiradvantage.
While I donât expect the public to be big fans of Obamacare by fall, I do expect that it simply wonât be the advantage to Republicans everyone seemed to think it would be. I suspect that by fall, as more people will have used their medical benefits, talk of repealing or even replacing Obamacare will be met with a collective âmehâ. Republicans going all Benghazi all the time is really just a tacit admission that Obamacare isnât the issue they thought it would be.
LOL The irony is you were âgivenâ a free report to read and yet you clearly failed to do so.
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Ok sorry I came off too harsh. The system had excess capacity. Many were being treated by indigent care pacts and free clinics. I agree with a majority of your posts and you are delivered from me. Done.
this trend will continue, in those states that chose to expand Medicaid. I predict that in 5 years (if not sooner) hospital ERâs will experience a 50% drop in patients, as those who used the ER as their primary-care physician are able to see a GP in a private practice.
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Holy cow who would have expected this trend? Not the GOP they are still denying trends associated with climate change.
[/quote] They also have a difficult time understanding that gunshot wounds and deaths are caused by guns.
Cause and Effect escapes them cause itâs not in The Bible.
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ââŚhospitals operating in states that expanded Medicaid under the law are seeing notably fewer uninsured patients.â
Not to worry.
The South is well-supported by federal tax dollars.
Benghazi!
Wait. Youâre telling us that the ACA will actually SAVE money AND keep people from dying and suffering needlessly? Man, who knew?
Who could have predicted?