You be the judge:
"[Medicaid], funded jointly by the feds and the states, was devised to cover the poor. But if a provision in [ObamneyCare©] isn't changed that could be the case for people with pretty healthy incomes."
Ooopsie's.
Turns out, even folks in their early 60's making as much as $60,000 a year could be eligible for Medicaid; that's because the bulk of Social Security benefits aren't taxed, so they don't count toward Medicaid eligibility.
When FoIB Holly R tipped me to this article, my response to her was "Um, as far as I can tell, that’s a FEATURE, not a BUG. Remember, the end-game here is single-payer."
'Nuff said?
"[Medicaid], funded jointly by the feds and the states, was devised to cover the poor. But if a provision in [ObamneyCare©] isn't changed that could be the case for people with pretty healthy incomes."
Ooopsie's.
Turns out, even folks in their early 60's making as much as $60,000 a year could be eligible for Medicaid; that's because the bulk of Social Security benefits aren't taxed, so they don't count toward Medicaid eligibility.
When FoIB Holly R tipped me to this article, my response to her was "Um, as far as I can tell, that’s a FEATURE, not a BUG. Remember, the end-game here is single-payer."
'Nuff said?
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