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kimbutgar

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5. And don't forget the rethug governors can divert the funds to fix their budget holes

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 01:10 AM

Jan 2017

I see the GOP compliant congress changing those rules. No healthcare if we can't afford those tax cuts to find basic services and pay high salaries to the governor and elected officials..

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Trumps Health Plan Would Convert Medicaid to Block Grants, Aide Says [View all] geek tragedy Jan 2017 OP

It equals rationed healthcare...basically a death sentence. roamer65 Jan 2017 #1

Correction, it would actually be the RDPP after all cstanleytech Jan 2017 #9

yes, we need to rebrand these people as GOP psychokillers Fast Walker 52 Jan 2017 #22

BOCK GRANTING MEDAID WILL ENABLE STATES TO BILL CHILDREN OF PARENTS FOR LONG TERM CARE. TheMastersNemesis Jan 2017 #2

The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Phoenix61 Jan 2017 #12

Interesting - It Was A Republican Initiative. TheMastersNemesis Jan 2017 #13

The Reverse Of That Is Also True DallasNE Jan 2017 #35

Our family's worst nightmare. Granny M Jan 2017 #24

Since my mom moved my grandma to my state (Iowa) exboyfil Jan 2017 #33

Congrats America, you get a coupon. Good luck! TeamPooka Jan 2017 #3

Block Grants Become Piggy Banks For Governors DallasNE Jan 2017 #4

My first thought. Cracklin Charlie Jan 2017 #7

Or, just make sure the money only goes to white people maxrandb Jan 2017 #30

That's the Repub plan...plug their trickle down holes with medicaid money stuffmatters Jan 2017 #18

And don't forget the rethug governors can divert the funds to fix their budget holes kimbutgar Jan 2017 #5

Oh my god, this is a fucking death sentence geomon666 Jan 2017 #6

I bet the blue states would have more trouble receiving their funds. tanyev Jan 2017 #23

WTF..... Cryptoad Jan 2017 #8

The problem is right now the feds have alot of rules about how the states can manage it but if the cstanleytech Jan 2017 #16

Illinois still cannot get a budget murielm99 Jan 2017 #10

Easy! All to tax cuts, none to Medicaid. jmowreader Jan 2017 #17

This is insupportable frazzled Jan 2017 #11

my mother just moved into a nursing home 2 days ago on medicaid.... TalenaGor Jan 2017 #14

Good Luck with everything Cha Jan 2017 #15

This is obscene...the majority of Americans will someday need medicaid for nursing homes stuffmatters Jan 2017 #19

Better yet greymattermom Jan 2017 #29

Yes, that's been mentioned as Repub Plan B:" Let Grandma die on your couch" stuffmatters Jan 2017 #38

60% of Medicaid goes to nursing home care DeminPennswoods Jan 2017 #39

Nixon federalized SSI (Assistance to disabled and elderly) - Reagan suggested federalizing Medicaid wishstar Jan 2017 #20

Seema Verma, Trump's nominee to head the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Tanuki Jan 2017 #21

So so Wall Street bucolic_frolic Jan 2017 #25

Block Grants Are a Money Grab dlk Jan 2017 #26

Also, block grants can shift from the original WhiteTara Jan 2017 #27

Yeah, but at least he didn't do Wall Street speeches or used a private server, right? No matter that BlueCaliDem Jan 2017 #28

Red states should hire Cuban doctors greymattermom Jan 2017 #31

The myth: States are best equipped to blah, blah, blah... Grins Jan 2017 #32

Because this worked so well for welfare.. alarimer Jan 2017 #34

K&R / nt Sunny05 Jan 2017 #36

A couple of informative links on what block grants mean for Medicaid. herding cats Jan 2017 #37