Medicaid is for disabled children, even though not poor?

I suppose to a Republican, they see a family that should have better insurance to pay for this. But under the former insurance, the family would have been dropped from ins. after the first year she showed signs of this disability.

Obamacare provides subsidies, so that's a huge help to families like this, and a lot of others. But besides that, Medicaid covers disabled children needs? I did not know that.

This is very expensive, and that's what Republicans see, when they see things like this. But no matter the cost, the care has to be provided because the alternative is unacceptable in our country (assuming we're civilized and caring).

To get the cost down, let's get the ins. cos. out of it, and expand Medicare to everyone, cutting out billions of dollars of insurance co. profit. Ins. cos. can still participate, like they do in Medicare.

I think the people of the country are ready to get behind this. This child's situation, the family's situation, tugs at the heart strings. It's no one's fault. Things like this happen. We can't desert them and leave them to suffer or die.

'As of 2013, Medicaid is a program intended for those with low income, but a low income is not the only requirement to enroll in the program. Eligibility is categorical—that is, to enroll one must be a member of a category defined by statute; some of these categories include low-income children below a certain wage, pregnant women, parents of Medicaid-eligible children who meet certain income requirements, and low-income seniors. The details of how each category is defined vary from state to state.

People with disabilities who do not have a work history and who receive Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, are enrolled in Medicaid as a mechanism to provide them with health insurance. Persons with a disability, including blindness or physical disability, deafness, or mental illness can apply for SSI. However, in order to be enrolled, applicants must prove that they are disabled to the point of being unable to work. In recent years, a substantial liberalization occurred in the field of individual disability income insurance, which provides benefits when an insured person is unable to work because of illness or injury (HIAA, pg.13).'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicaid

and whose families care for them at home.

http://cahpp.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/medicaid-fact-sheet-1.pdf