ICYMI- your MD tax dollars will pick up pregnacy healthcare bills...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Horrible. Subsidizing illegal immigration.

Who needs laws?

Maybe it will help if you think of the pregnant person as merely an incubator/womb for the baby US citizen, rather than as an actual person?

So giving out huge wads of cash to baby mamas here illegally and who have little means to support a family because they earn such little money.

Yay. Truly a fantastic idea that won't bring down the state even more. Ha yea right. Subsidization of illegal immigration and encouraging poverty.

Fast track to a 3rd world country.

Under current law, the Maryland Department of Health provides Medicaid coverage for emergency medical services — including labor and delivery — for low-income undocumented residents who would be eligible for coverage but for their immigration status. The state also provides coverage for the first year of a child’s life if their mother was covered by Medicaid at the time of birth.

Last year, more than 5,000 undocumented immigrant women gave birth in the ER, at a cost of $89 million, about 50% covered by federal funds.

The bill passed this year would require the state to apply to the federal government for an expansion of Medicaid, which is expected to increase the federal reimbursement rate to 65%. Overall, legislative analysts estimated that the prenatal and postpartum care expansion would increase state spending by about $14.8 million, though a higher federal reimbursement for labor and delivery would mostly offset those costs.

The state could also see additional savings if the prenatal care reduces pregnancy complications and early childhood health issues, analysts said.

Looks like solid fiscal AND public health policy, to me. And pro-life too, of course.

LOL, don't expect Republicans to be swayed by something that's fiscally prudent. They aren't actually fiscal conservatives, and they don't care that this saves Maryland money. They just can't stand the thought of taxpayer money benefitting someone they hate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Horrible. Subsidizing illegal immigration.

Who needs laws?

Maybe it will help if you think of the pregnant person as merely an incubator/womb for the baby US citizen, rather than as an actual person?

So giving out huge wads of cash to baby mamas here illegally and who have little means to support a family because they earn such little money.

Yay. Truly a fantastic idea that won't bring down the state even more. Ha yea right. Subsidization of illegal immigration and encouraging poverty.

Fast track to a 3rd world country.

Yep. Its sad.

yep, forced birth is 3rd world country level. That's what Rs are after. They want to force you to give birth, but don't to provide medical care delivering the baby or taking care of the baby. Very third world.

[Anonymous]

So glad I Voted for Trump and can't wait to vote Repub again. I was a Dem until I moved to Maryland. Getting the heck outta the Socialist Republic of Maryland when i retire in 5 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So glad I Voted for Trump and can't wait to vote Repub again. I was a Dem until I moved to Maryland. Getting the heck outta the Socialist Republic of Maryland when i retire in 5 years.

Funny, I was a R but left a long time ago, and will never go back to the R party. I guess you are also a forced birther. Gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So glad I Voted for Trump and can't wait to vote Repub again. I was a Dem until I moved to Maryland. Getting the heck outta the Socialist Republic of Maryland when i retire in 5 years.

Damn you, Poe's Law.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Horrible. Subsidizing illegal immigration.

Who needs laws?

Maybe it will help if you think of the pregnant person as merely an incubator/womb for the baby US citizen, rather than as an actual person?

So giving out huge wads of cash to baby mamas here illegally and who have little means to support a family because they earn such little money.

Yay. Truly a fantastic idea that won't bring down the state even more. Ha yea right. Subsidization of illegal immigration and encouraging poverty.

Fast track to a 3rd world country.

Yes because providing health insurance through medicaid is definitely the same as providing “huge wads of cash” to someone.

How do you even function in society like that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Horrible. Subsidizing illegal immigration.

Who needs laws?

Maybe it will help if you think of the pregnant person as merely an incubator/womb for the baby US citizen, rather than as an actual person?

So giving out huge wads of cash to baby mamas here illegally and who have little means to support a family because they earn such little money.

Yay. Truly a fantastic idea that won't bring down the state even more. Ha yea right. Subsidization of illegal immigration and encouraging poverty.

Fast track to a 3rd world country.

Under current law, the Maryland Department of Health provides Medicaid coverage for emergency medical services — including labor and delivery — for low-income undocumented residents who would be eligible for coverage but for their immigration status. The state also provides coverage for the first year of a child’s life if their mother was covered by Medicaid at the time of birth.

Last year, more than 5,000 undocumented immigrant women gave birth in the ER, at a cost of $89 million, about 50% covered by federal funds.

The bill passed this year would require the state to apply to the federal government for an expansion of Medicaid, which is expected to increase the federal reimbursement rate to 65%. Overall, legislative analysts estimated that the prenatal and postpartum care expansion would increase state spending by about $14.8 million, though a higher federal reimbursement for labor and delivery would mostly offset those costs.

The state could also see additional savings if the prenatal care reduces pregnancy complications and early childhood health issues, analysts said.

Looks like solid fiscal AND public health policy, to me. And pro-life too, of course.

No, genius.

The fiscally prudent thing is to have zero illegal immigration, they way you spend $0 on subsidizing them to have tons of kids.

We know. Simple logic goes way over your libs' heads.

[Anonymous]

I'm not pro-life, but I'm very pro healthcare. I think this is great.

[Anonymous]

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No, genius.

The fiscally prudent thing is to have zero illegal immigration, they way you spend $0 on subsidizing them to have tons of kids.

We know. Simple logic goes way over your libs' heads.

The most effective way to have zero illegal immigration is to make all immigration legal, like it was when my grandfather came to the US.

In any case, health insurance for prenatal and post-natal care and childbirth doesn't "subsidize" anybody to have "tons of kids." It certainly didn't for me. I have two kids. Never once did I think, "Wow, my health insurance is paying for this, maybe I'll have four more!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Horrible. Subsidizing illegal immigration.

Who needs laws?

Maybe it will help if you think of the pregnant person as merely an incubator/womb for the baby US citizen, rather than as an actual person?

So giving out huge wads of cash to baby mamas here illegally and who have little means to support a family because they earn such little money.

Yay. Truly a fantastic idea that won't bring down the state even more. Ha yea right. Subsidization of illegal immigration and encouraging poverty.

Fast track to a 3rd world country.

Yep. Its sad.

yep, forced birth is 3rd world country level. That's what Rs are after. They want to force you to give birth, but don't to provide medical care delivering the baby or taking care of the baby. Very third world.

I'm pro choice , but believe the current defacto open border policy rewarding thieves is nuts.

[Anonymous]

Great news! Let's keep it going and roll out more healthcare!

[Anonymous]

Perhaps some terms you might understand:

Those babies will be American citizens. It is in the taxpayers’ best interests to maximize good health.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Horrible. Subsidizing illegal immigration.

Who needs laws?

Maybe it will help if you think of the pregnant person as merely an incubator/womb for the baby US citizen, rather than as an actual person?

So giving out huge wads of cash to baby mamas here illegally and who have little means to support a family because they earn such little money.

Yay. Truly a fantastic idea that won't bring down the state even more. Ha yea right. Subsidization of illegal immigration and encouraging poverty.

Fast track to a 3rd world country.

Yep. Its sad.

Gmafb. I don’t support our current problem of open borders and I do think we need stricter border controls but the illegal immigrants I see here work their butts off and manage to support their families better than many Americans do with much tougher odds. They came here to work (and send money back home) and it’s evident anywhere you look that is what they are doing. They are not living in poverty for long but healthcare without insurance is completely unaffordable in this country as we know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Horrible. Subsidizing illegal immigration.

Who needs laws?

Maybe it will help if you think of the pregnant person as merely an incubator/womb for the baby US citizen, rather than as an actual person?

So giving out huge wads of cash to baby mamas here illegally and who have little means to support a family because they earn such little money.

Yay. Truly a fantastic idea that won't bring down the state even more. Ha yea right. Subsidization of illegal immigration and encouraging poverty.

Fast track to a 3rd world country.

Yep. Its sad.

Gmafb. I don’t support our current problem of open borders and I do think we need stricter border controls but the illegal immigrants I see here work their butts off and manage to support their families better than many Americans do with much tougher odds. They came here to work (and send money back home) and it’s evident anywhere you look that is what they are doing. They are not living in poverty for long but healthcare without insurance is completely unaffordable in this country as we know.

+1 we don’t have open borders but we actually need more immigration not less of you want there to be someone paying for your social security and supporting the economy when you get older. And the people coming here work way harder and take much higher risks to make their lives better than people born here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Horrible. Subsidizing illegal immigration.

Who needs laws?

Maybe it will help if you think of the pregnant person as merely an incubator/womb for the baby US citizen, rather than as an actual person?

So giving out huge wads of cash to baby mamas here illegally and who have little means to support a family because they earn such little money.

Yay. Truly a fantastic idea that won't bring down the state even more. Ha yea right. Subsidization of illegal immigration and encouraging poverty.

Fast track to a 3rd world country.

Yep. Its sad.

Gmafb. I don’t support our current problem of open borders and I do think we need stricter border controls but the illegal immigrants I see here work their butts off and manage to support their families better than many Americans do with much tougher odds. They came here to work (and send money back home) and it’s evident anywhere you look that is what they are doing. They are not living in poverty for long but healthcare without insurance is completely unaffordable in this country as we know.

+1 we don’t have open borders but we actually need more immigration not less of you want there to be someone paying for your social security and supporting the economy when you get older. And the people coming here work way harder and take much higher risks to make their lives better than people born here

There’s a looooooooong queue at UCIS. They can all wait there like everyone else coming in legally.

Why do we, or any other country in the world for that matter, even have autonomy if we are going to use your stupid logic? You just continue to prove beyond a doubt thst libera,s and democrats are for open borders.