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alarimer

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34. Because this worked so well for welfare..

Mon Jan 23, 2017, 11:55 AM

Jan 2017

Thanks to Bill Clinton and the Republicans in the 1990s. Now a lot of the money meant for welfare is used for other things, like marriage "education" for middle-class white people. Not that they shouldn't have that, it just shouldn't come from money that is supposed to help the poor. In a lot of cases, though, the money was simply used to fill gaps in state budgets where taxes have been cut to the bone. I expect turning Medicaid into block grants will be used the same way: not for health care.

Reveal had a good show on it.

https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/a-welfare-check/

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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