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(105,288 posts) Mon Apr 21, 2025, 11:18 AM Monday

Not on Medicaid? Guess what? Cuts will still hurt you

By AFSCME Staff · Wednesday, April 16, 2025

When politicians talk about cutting Medicaid, you might think: “That’s not my fight.” Maybe you get insurance through work. Maybe you’re on your parents’ plan. Maybe you get health care through Medicare or the Veterans Administration.

The truth is Medicaid affects everyone, including you.

Let’s break it down:

Medicaid covers the people who care for you

Medicaid covers 1 in 5 Americans, people who often work essential jobs:

Child care providers
Home health aides
School staff, and tens of millions of other Americans.

If they lose their health care coverage, the services that you rely on will be thrown into chaos.

FULL story: https://www.afscme.org/blog/not-on-medicaid-guess-what-cuts-will-still-hurt-you

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Not on Medicaid? Guess what? Cuts will still hurt you (Original Post) Omaha Steve Monday OP

It will also affect the economy in communities and affect care for even those with private insurance. Hospitals, clinics tulipsandroses Monday #1

I would suspect that if a large group of people can't pay their bills rurallib Monday #2

And more strain on Emergency Rooms IbogaProject Monday #3

tulipsandroses

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1. It will also affect the economy in communities and affect care for even those with private insurance. Hospitals, clinics

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Mon Apr 21, 2025, 11:23 AM

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will take a hit. What happens then? They will start laying off staff. Expect longer wait times for appointments, procedures.
Longer ER wait times.
A hospital employs a lot of folks. If they have to start laying off workers, undoubtedly that affects the economy in that community. Local restaurants, other businesses in the area that depend on lunch time business.

rurallib

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2. I would suspect that if a large group of people can't pay their bills

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Mon Apr 21, 2025, 11:28 AM

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those uncollected bills will end up as higher charges for everyone else => which then become higher insurance fees.

Gee, maybe if we had national health care -------------

IbogaProject

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3. And more strain on Emergency Rooms

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Mon Apr 21, 2025, 11:53 AM

Monday

As well as gradually further increasing all liability insurance, especially car insurance.

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