The GOP’s New Medicaid Denialism
www.theatlantic.com
Unable to defend their health-care cuts on the merits, congressional Republicans have pivoted to magical thinking.

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We project that implementation of the retractions outlined in the reconciliation bill would result in more than 42,500 deaths annually

    • MammalEnglish
      6•17 days ago

      Medicade is a single-payer healthcare program that is almost entirely for the poor. (eg: People that insurance companies can’t squeeze money out of.)

      Without Medicade most hospitals will go bankrupt - and what few social services & charities there are for the poor will be absolutely swamped to the point where they will be ineffective.

      Moreover: Medicade prevents medical bills from forcing the poor from choosing between a rent & food and medication they need to live. So if Medicade gets gutted, the US homeless population is going to blow up.

      • @LilB0kChoy@lemm.eeEnglish
        8•17 days ago

        It was meant as a joke.

        Because an “ade” drink is a type of sweet, fruit-flavored beverage, typically made by diluting fruit juice with water and adding sweetness.

        And it’s Medicaid but you keep spelling it Medicade, like lemonade.