Das ist der ende. Das ende.

Not only has there been a recession, but more and more employers are either no longer offering health insurance or keeping their hourly workers at less than 30 hours per week so they don't have to cover them for health insurance.

Is it really better to cut the Medicaid roles and force the hospital emergency rooms to be the medical provider of last resort for these citizens?

The people who don't understand this tend to have insurance through their employers, or Medicare, and presume everyone else has similar sources of coverage. That isn't the case. And private insurance won't touch anyone with a pre-existing condition.

I don't know what we're going to do. In the 20 years hubby and I have been married (and 8 kids later) we've always, always had health insurance. We have two children with TI (or auto-immune diabetes) who are both on insulin pumps, a CGM (continuous glucose monitoring system) and glucose meters. We've seen our premiums rise and our coverage drop since Obamacare was made law. My husband just got notice that his employer (GM Financial of all people!) are forcing everyone into a HRA instead of traditional healthcare with a $5000 deductible (no co-pays, this comes strictly out of your pocket first) and 30% out of pocket for prescriptions. Well, my boys go through 8 vials of insulin a month on a pump and at $110 a vial that's $300 out of pocket a month we're facing JUST for their insulin! I'm so mad and sick over this because what do we do? Go backwards in their care to cut costs?

I used to think the 'ultimate' financial collapse would occur around the year 2030. I now think it will happen by 2020. And Medicaid will be just one small part of the reason.

You have to be dead broke, sick and uninsured to qualify for Medicaid in most instances, unless you are a welfare queen.
Those with disabled children have to really fight for care.

Companies like Wally World are assuring their employees go on Medicaid.

HRAs and high deductible plans are ok for someone that can pay their own medical bills and should not be offered to employees. Most people do not have $5000 in medical bills a year. If you do, you are now self pay.

The truth here is we are being lead to universal health care. It is up to us to tell Congress if Zippycare is good enough for us, it's good enough for them since we are paying.

Then why is Obamacare necessary ? You want to go for 2 out of 5 and then have the remaining 60% pay for the 40% on the program. Frankly the numbers do not add up.

I´m so sorry #3. Having an adult child with a long standing chronic and expensive illness, I really feel for you. Hoping a viable solution presents itself for you. You are in our prayers.
Notice they don´t mention how many NON citizens are on Medicaid, and I bet there are millions of them....many illegal.