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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a medical social worker and I welcome any of you who think medicaid should be less accessible to come meet my clients and tell them that to their face. Let's start with the mom of a 6 year old with a rare genetic disease (which requires constant care) who has gone absolutely bankrupt to qualify and is now living in absolute agony wondering if it will get ripped away and her child will suffer and with absolutely no exaggeration...die. You would like this family, hard working, middle class, good people who are suffering because as PP says...healthcare is not a human right. 
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Read the bill. Children with disabilities, which this situation above falls under, aren’t losing coverage under this bill.

The state they live in MAY choose to reduce their coverage in the future - and states have ALWAYS had the right to adjust how they administer Medicaid, which includes tightening restrictions or removing groups entirely.

It seems like most of the US - and this thread - wasn’t aware of that until this bill came up. [/quote]

In my state (PA) Medicaid pays for care for disabled children, and the governor has been clear that it will be cut. A cap is a cut.[/quote]

First, Gov Shapiro - who is a Democrat - is making the decision to cut that. He could keep it the same - or increase it even - and deal with future caps by reducing benefits for adults or the elderly. Instead he’s already saying Medicaid for disabled children specifically will be cut - why? Isn’t that a strange thing to say when he could avoid that?

When you realize he’s running in 2028 it makes a lot more sense - He’s going to tell you what he needs to in order to get the turnout he (or another Dem needs) to win in 2028. The side that is the most scared and angry is the side that turns out to vote - tale as old as time. You seem really angry, so his strategy is working if he can keep you upset up to the primaries.

TLDR- Don’t take anything as a fact related to BBB until you’ve read the legislation, which none of us has seen because it’s been so rushed. Each side is pushing an agenda to benefit themselves and their party. 
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