Recently, the Trump administration approved their plan regarding Medicaid. According to the article, "Kentucky will be the first state to require many of its Medicaid recipients to work or face losing their benefits." The new plan that will start in July stated that people who receive Medicaid between ages 19 to 64 must work at least twenty hours a week. While they must have a paid job, they are able to use "volunteer work, job training, searching for a job, taking classes or caring for someone elderly or disabled" to help complete their hours. This plan excludes anyone who is disabled, pregnant, a full-time student, homeless, or caretakers. In addition to the required work hours, those that are not elders or disabled will have to pay $1 to $15 a month; the amount that they will pay depends on their income.
The Bevin administration has predicted that they will lose around 100,000 recipients after five years, yet also save $2.4 billion. They also stated that this will encourage people to find jobs and create a path for them. Those who are against this plan think that health comes before work and that if people had a job, then they would likely need Medicaid.
Discussion Questions:
1. What is your opinion on this plan?
2. Do you think Medicaid should be limited to certain people?
3. Do you think this will force more people to go back to work?
Links:
NYTimes
Kentucky Health
Medicaid
Discussion Questions:
1. What is your opinion on this plan?
2. Do you think Medicaid should be limited to certain people?
3. Do you think this will force more people to go back to work?
Links:
NYTimes
Kentucky Health
Medicaid
4 comments:
Overall, this plan seems that it will be beneficial to both the government and Medicaid recipients however, I feel there may be a different way to achieve Trump’s goal. Republicans argue that this will push people to join the workforce and eventually allow people to be less dependent on welfare. They state that having a job is part of an individual’s overall health. I agree with this idea, however instead of making Medicaid inaccessible to some, Trump should help create more jobs. I understand that this was a staple of Trump’s campaign, but he should shift more of his focus to creating jobs and the issues that Medicaid bring will eventually fix itself. This will lead to the same goal of getting people off Medicaid which will then lower the percentage of the federal budget that Medicaid accounts for while still allowing individuals that cannot work to have health insurance to help them recover and eventually join the workforce. Again, I agree with the goal that the Trump Administration is trying to achieve, but I believe that there is a better way to reach it.
I think this is a good policy by the Republicans to make people work for their Medicaid. It is a fact that many people just take the money from the government and don't do anything with their life because they can just keep getting government money. Through this policy, the government gets more money and there will be less unproductive members of society.
I actually think this is a very good idea because many people on medicaid take advantage of it. I don't see anything wrong for having to work for it. I think this was a very well thought out plan because they thought about elders, students, and the disabled, who can't always see the requirements, yet will still be able to receive medicaid. I think people who abuse medicaid will most likely be angered but will eventually make them go back to work.
I think that this plan could be successful, however, I don't necessarily agree with all the aspects of it. I think that it is more important for all Americans to have health care. Being that it is inaccessible to everyone is wrong and there could be a better way to ensure that all Americans receive health care. There is a possibility that this will force some people to go back to work, but I think it is hard to say whether or not this is the root of some unemployment. I think there are several factors going into unemployment and while this may encourage some to go back to work, I do not think it will solve any issues.
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