Trump Admin May Let States Impose Medicaid Work Requirements

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19. Medicaid. Which, btw, also pays long-term elder care.

Just wait until Medicaid cuts disguised as block grants--administered by red states especially--affect the ability to move mom or grandma to an institution after her stroke. Think you can't afford to quit your job to take care of her yourself? Well, perhaps you could get a swing shift job, when someone else will be home to take over. No someone else? Well, maybe the siblings who were never much help before will step up finally. But don't hold your breath.

Red state conservative voters will be among the worst hit, absolutely. Even those who have adequate resources will not be happy to have a hospital bed in their dining room and trade most of their freedom, free time, and discretionary income for 24/7 caretaking.