Trump's Medicaid Administrator Oz says that unemployed people "don't matter" and don't deserve healthcare.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We need a national revolution demanding that everyone has the same FREE health care afforded to members of Congress and their families, including dental and mental health care.

What in the world are you talking about? Members of Congress do NOT get free health care.

No, members of Congress do not receive free healthcare. This is a common misconception.
Here's a more accurate picture:
ACA Requirement: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires Members of Congress and certain staff to get their health coverage through an Affordable Insurance Exchange (ACA Exchange). This requirement has been in place since January 1, 2014.
Government Contribution: While not free, the federal government contributes to the cost of their health insurance premiums. This employer contribution is the same formula used for other federal employees.
Employer-Sponsored Coverage: Members of Congress and designated staff purchase employer-sponsored coverage through the Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) located in DC.
DC Health Link: They specifically use the DC Health Link Small Business Market to purchase their health insurance.
Cost Sharing: Members of Congress pay a portion of their annual health insurance premiums through pre-tax payroll deductions. According to one source from 2017, this is approximately 28% of their premium cost.
Retirement Eligibility: Members of Congress and staff who purchase health insurance through the ACA Exchange are eligible to continue that coverage into retirement, provided they meet the same eligibility requirements as Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) enrollees.
In summary: Members of Congress, like other federal employees, are not given free healthcare, but they do receive employer-sponsored health insurance coverage and a government contribution towards the cost of their premiums, which they obtain through the DC Health Link marketplace.

Isn't it nice that the ACA group that Congress is in is very large, and so they can get group rate discounts?

We've said this so many times. Why can't individuals be put in the same ACA group plan as Congress? Congress people should get decent healthcare but not the citizens who pay their salaries and premiums?

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Anonymous wrote:This gives me hope that caring for elderly can count as work requirement. Since many will get kicked off Medicaid and have to leave nursing homes, they will need family to care for them, and family will then be unable to work.

It said caregivers won’t be paid any longer. That’s not work according to OZ.

It makes sense. It just creates two non working poor people instead of just the elderly or disabled person. And astonishingly there is never a third employed person in the picture either.

Who is going to take care of the elderly/disabled person?

You're making the assumption that the people making decisions care about that.

I know, but the ^PP is stating that "It makes sense. It just creates two non working poor people instead of just the elderly or disabled person". Who do they think will take care of the elderly/disabled if the current caretaker has to work? It would be another caretaker paid for by medicaid. Studies have shown that it's much better for the family member to take care of the elderly/disabled and be paid by medicaid than a stranger.

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Anonymous wrote:This gives me hope that caring for elderly can count as work requirement. Since many will get kicked off Medicaid and have to leave nursing homes, they will need family to care for them, and family will then be unable to work.

It said caregivers won’t be paid any longer. That’s not work according to OZ.

It makes sense. It just creates two non working poor people instead of just the elderly or disabled person. And astonishingly there is never a third employed person in the picture either.

Who is going to take care of the elderly/disabled person?

You're making the assumption that the people making decisions care about that.

Republicans in charge don't care if they chuck the elderly and disabled out and let them die in the street. That seems to be the plan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does he realize how many white MAGAots are on medicaid? 40 million. I'd bet most of those people voted for this disaster.

Do you really think Dr Oz cares about the MAGA idiots? Perhaps you're an idiot too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The 2026 mid-term election is going to be a huge surprise to the GOP! With changes in Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, and SS red states are going to become blue blood!

We will see. The bolded rarely vote, and even rarer during non-presidential elections. And the GOP knows it.

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Anonymous wrote:This gives me hope that caring for elderly can count as work requirement. Since many will get kicked off Medicaid and have to leave nursing homes, they will need family to care for them, and family will then be unable to work.

It said caregivers won’t be paid any longer. That’s not work according to OZ.

It makes sense. It just creates two non working poor people instead of just the elderly or disabled person. And astonishingly there is never a third employed person in the picture either.

Who is going to take care of the elderly/disabled person?

You're making the assumption that the people making decisions care about that.

Republicans in charge don't care if they chuck the elderly and disabled out and let them die in the street. That seems to be the plan.

The Democrats have been claiming for the past 30+ years that republicans are going to push granny off a cliff. It happens every election. Yet it has never happened.

So sick of the lies and fear lingering coming from the left.

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Anonymous wrote:This gives me hope that caring for elderly can count as work requirement. Since many will get kicked off Medicaid and have to leave nursing homes, they will need family to care for them, and family will then be unable to work.

It said caregivers won’t be paid any longer. That’s not work according to OZ.

It makes sense. It just creates two non working poor people instead of just the elderly or disabled person. And astonishingly there is never a third employed person in the picture either.

Who is going to take care of the elderly/disabled person?

Who takes care of minor children? Their families. We don’t pay parents to stay home with their children either.

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Anonymous wrote:Does he realize how many white MAGAots are on medicaid? 40 million. I'd bet most of those people voted for this disaster.

This.
Serious disconnect here.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We need a national revolution demanding that everyone has the same FREE health care afforded to members of Congress and their families, including dental and mental health care.

What in the world are you talking about? Members of Congress do NOT get free health care.

Cost Sharing: Members of Congress pay a portion of their annual health insurance premiums through pre-tax payroll deductions. According to one source from 2017, this is approximately 28% of their premium cost.

Fine. Let’s give everyone the same 72% subsidy that Congress gets.

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These are lots of jobs some people need incentive to work

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Replying to the MAGA troll who lies about words printed in black and white:

Oz said:
“Go out there, do entry-level jobs, get into the workforce, prove that you matter. “


This is coming from the administration that has been spending months bragging about firing as many people as possible who were in Federal workforce, and bragging about tariffs that are destroying jobs.