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I know Obamacare needs some fixes--at least it was a step in the right direction. I am still doing reports where people are in the acute care hospital setting because they did not take their maintenance medications for hypertension and diabetes, etc. I do not know why they let their Medicaid lapse, but they are in crisis. How much does a prescription for BP meds cost versus the hospital stay + rehab for stoke patients? How much does insulin and blood testing cost versus blindness, amputations, etc.? At this time, this is the most stupid thing about our health care system, but I am afraid it is about to get stupider.
20% of of the health care dollars come from Mediaid (basically coverage for children, disability, and poor people). If they lose coverage, how will that impact your local hospital and your MT job?
About 1 million nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid, including my parents. They have met their "spend down" (lost their lifetime assets) and now are only allowed to keep a very small burial fund and a very small allowance. I am minimum wage--I bring my dad cans of snoose and my mom her favorite candy and I restock their personal care fund (beauty shop) from what is left of my salary. I cannot image what would happen if the nursing homes start kicking out the people on MA who have nothing left. It makes me want to cry.
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