In January 2018, the Trump administration announced that it would allow U.S. states to require able-bodied adults to work in order to be eligible for Medicaid. Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for low-income Americans. Each state determines its own requirements for Medicaid eligibility. In most states children from low-income households, pregnant women and low-income seniors are covered. Medicaid also offers benefits not normally covered by Medicare, like nursing home care and personal care services. The Trump administration said Arizona, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Utah and Wisconsin had requested approval to test programs including job training, job search, education, volunteer activities and caregiving.
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
No
@9BV6ZSQ 1yr1Y
it can be incredibly hard to find work when injured or sick, and that would have a great impact on whether or not the can get treatment for their injury or illness.
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
Yes
@9GW9JXZPeace and Freedom6mos6MO
Waivers offer more flexibility as they permit states to provide optional benefits only to specific groups and to cap enrollment.
@9FSVCCF8mos8MO
Life is always juggling things. It is important to care for one’s self as long as possible. The Nanny state isn’t healthy or helpful to people.
@9FSVXL8Progressive8mos8MO
In order to receive Medicaid, you shouldn't be required to work, it could be someone old or with disabilities, I understand the thought of the money going to someone who doesn't make any effort to work, but you never know the medical condition, or the mental condition they may be going through, finding a job can also to be easy, depending where you live, so I find it logical to help others who really need it, no matter if they work or not.
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
No, it is hard to apply for a job if you are sick
@9FTSQWP8mos8MO
I think everyone should be required to work in order to receive government assistance, that's why it's called assistance and not handouts
@9FSVCCF8mos8MO
If it was a work requirement more employers would offer part time employment. As a disabled person one also has to work through disability. Jobs should exist that disabled can work ongoing yet still maintain their benefits as this helps all involved. The SSi pay is so low many are destitute or become wards of state. Having even a few hundred extra every month yet maintaining your health insurance can change people’s lives.
@9FL5ZRDIndependent8mos8MO
The role of government is to help but not to completely bankroll someone’s life. A work requirement Medicaid means that the government helps people who are trying, and rewards those who do.
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
@8D7X8VBNew Liberty4yrs4Y
No, abolish Medicaid in favor of Universal Income and allow folks to spend money where they need it.
@9BXWFLF1yr1Y
Yes, unless you're elderly or disabled
@8QMXFJB3yrs3Y
@92NY4BNRepublican2yrs2Y
Yes, unless you're elderly or disabled.
@8GRQJ85Republican4yrs4Y
Yes unless you’re elderly or disabled
@8GX3X7X4yrs4Y
Yes, if you are able bodied
@8CCNW7GRepublican4yrs4Y
Yes, unless you're disabled or elderly
@8GD5VXMIndependent4yrs4Y
Yes as long as they are not elderly or disabled
@8CHD6HD4yrs4Y
Yes for those who are able bodied.
@8K8BL534yrs4Y
yes, unless they are unable to due to a disability
Yes except for the elderly and the disabled
@8QN82Y23yrs3Y
Medicaid shouldn't be a thing
@94FVVZ52yrs2Y
@9DC2XS59mos9MO
no but be in the process of looking for a job
@GrumpyCoatiSocialist9mos9MO
While I understand and respect your perspective, it's essential to remember that not all Medicaid recipients can actively look for jobs due to various reasons. For instance, some may be disabled or chronically ill, while others might be elderly individuals who cannot reenter the workforce. Besides, there are also caregivers who can't work because their full-time job is to care for a loved one. In these scenarios, how can we ensure the system remains fair and supportive? I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.
@9DLDFTM9mos9MO
Depending on their situation.
@9CZTLLV10mos10MO
Yes, unless they are disabled or seriously ill
@92D2ZMX2yrs2Y
Yes unless your disabled
@85QWNPG2yrs2Y
No, all people deserve free and universal healthcare coverage.
@8VV4BKH3yrs3Y
yes, unless you physically can't
@8QR4C8NLibertarian3yrs3Y
Yes, unless they are clinically disabled
@8KK2RX94yrs4Y
Yes with exceptions for disabled
@8KBP3MR4yrs4Y
Yes, under certain circumstances.
@8JLDND74yrs4Y
Yes, unless you are physically unable to do so.
@8J5FPGF4yrs4Y
Yes unless they are disabled or too sick to work
@8J5CF34Libertarian4yrs4Y
If physically able to work
@8HXYMRF4yrs4Y
Nobody should receive medicaid
@8HRVRSHConstitution4yrs4Y
Yes, as long as the recipient is physically able to work.
@8D4CYX94yrs4Y
Yes, unless retired or disabled
@8D2XGYR4yrs4Y
No, the federal government should not be involved in healthcare
@8CLMG274yrs4Y
Yes, except the disabled and elderly
@8CFHCXCRepublican4yrs4Y
Yes, but I would prefer it be abolished
@9GZDTYYIndependent6mos6MO
Yes, a condition to receiving Medicaid benefits should be that the individual has at least spent a few years working and paying taxes, and local programs should instead be the vehicle for benefits to be provided to individuals who have disabilities or illnesses that prevent them from working.
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@9D6JRC610mos10MO
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