Not every poor person in Ky supported Trump or Bevin. Neither Trump or Bevin carried Louisville or Lexington Kentucky's 2 largest cities which have poor people on medicaid in them.

this better not become the norm in the United States.

which expected Ky to be the first state today - since its application was written over the past few months to be intended to comply with the guidelines.

The experts expected the guidelines to hold up to court challenges. I don't believe these would. So I'm suspicious that about the accuracy of this report.

Here is something that sounds closer:

it just will and no way it doesn't. There are realities that need to be dealt with. First off medically frail people not on SSI or SSDI will need their doctors to fill out an exemption form. Often times doctors don't like to fill out those forms to begin with or they charge for them or fill them out incorrectly. Those forms expire anyway. Now imagine people with chronic conditions without cures who are not on SSI or SSDI having to proof and reproof working is a hardship for them over and over again it will lead to lapses in coverage. And just where is a caregiver of a sick person suppose to go to get an exemption for themselves? Somehow I don't think a letter from the person the caregiver is taking care of will suffice as proof for a state agency. When Matt Bevin proposed this 2 years ago he floated making medicaid recipients pay a premium as well as taking dental and visual insurance away from smokers. So that's properly where the reports on premiums comes from.

possible to be entirely accurate, but I firmly believe the number of people affected by this will be alot higher that 3%.In any case people not on SSI-SSDI with health issues will need an exemption from their doctors. Just because someone has an impairment that meets the ADA does not mean a state agency will except that as proof. A doctor will actually have to fill out a form saying so and so cannot work. If only 3% were affected by this I doubt republicans would fool with it. From the article in the Hill Matt Bevin estimated this would effect 95,000 close to 1/3 of Kentucky's medicaid population. If they do this they will not stop there the next thing they will try is to kick a significant portion of people off the disability rolls.

So they believe that this will kick freeloaders off of Medicaid because they're only on Medicaid because it's a free ride. They think they are crafting it for the 90% or above who are just too lazy to get off of their bums (and if you force them to work, the state's obligation to pay for their medical care will vanish).

That's why it is important to use more neutral numbers and the actual waiver, instead of those of a self-serving Republican governor.

The problems you suggest are real - those ought to to be the focus (as well as numbers that can reasonably be supported by the data). We should not be using Republican propaganda, or broad generalizations when even the not-terribly-accurate sources the tweets were taken from qualify the impact (some, as to the lock-out provision, for example).

On the government dole and not producing anything of value to the people they're supposed to be representing. 80 hours a month of work-related activity would be a huge uptick for these drones.

I'm sure Murray Energy wants cheap labor.

to work and older people on SS/SSI?

SSDI or SSI obviously. People over 50 will probably be okay although they might have to pay a premium to keep their medicaid. Who will really get hurt by this is people under 50 with illnesses that make working a hardship who are not on SSDI or SSI.

people on SSI.

I would have thought the age limit would be up until 62 or 67 to make them work for their Medicaid.

"Who will really get hurt by this is people under 50 with illnesses that make working a hardship who are not on SSDI or SSI."

I know.. that really sucks. I hope they find some recourse because they can't work if they're sick and they can't get help if they don't have Medicaid.

I was only guessing. Kentcky's age limit for snap benefits for work requirements is under 50. I was just guessing this would be along similar lines. Possible it could be older. The only reason their not messing with people on SSI is they know there is no way that would hold up in court. Hopefully this will not hold up in court either.

who keep voting them in.. Finally get a clue

Do not move to Michigan to get Medicaid. You are not welcome here. Stay the fuck in KY.

Plus IL is extremely slow on Medicaid reimbursement due to its budget issues.


https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/illinois-nursing-homes-sue-state-over-low-medicaid-rates/

Fuck Mc Connell. Why your at it fuck all these slimy repukes who would know work unless they can do it on their knees.

Like those in nursing homes or hospice?