Latest Breaking News

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

25. "Under the freaking bus with you gramps & granny" - repubes

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Sun Jun 25, 2017, 07:30 AM

Jun 2017

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

51 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Cuts to Medicaid May Limit Access to Nursing Homes [View all] TomCADem Jun 2017 OP

Medicare covers 30 days of nursing home care. davsand Jun 2017 #1

If they voted for Trump and were of sound mind when they voted then I wont shed a single tear cstanleytech Jun 2017 #4

Listening to Fox, Breitbart or Rush Limbaugh... TomCADem Jun 2017 #12

We might weep for some better children they produced. Hortensis Jun 2017 #27

My thoughts exactly jovibennett Jun 2017 #28

Actually, Medicare has been covering up to 100 days, with a co-pay after day 20 -- pnwmom Jun 2017 #10

Not sure what determines that. davsand Jun 2017 #17

Your aunt was misled. I'm so sorry. This shouldn't still be happening YEARS after the new regs were pnwmom Jun 2017 #19

Thanks for this..This is helpful. Will bookmark this thread just for your article. LeftInTX Jun 2017 #38

Let me know if you need any help. I could help you look if you need more info. n/t pnwmom Jun 2017 #39

That is excellent information.. Thank you! davsand Jun 2017 #43

Has your aunt given anyone her medical power of attorney? She should. pnwmom Jun 2017 #46

Do we know if Medicaid will pay for Home Care? FarPoint Jun 2017 #32

Medicare now only pays in full for 20 days and virgogal Jun 2017 #42

Right. There's a co-pay after that for a total of 100 days. pnwmom Jun 2017 #47

If they voted for Trump, they did it to themselves leftofcool Jun 2017 #2

This won't just affect the seniors in nursing homes who voted for DT. n/t pnwmom Jun 2017 #20

I know. leftofcool Jun 2017 #30

The "kids" of many nursing home residents are elderly themselves -- not in a position pnwmom Jun 2017 #36

So the states have the following choices: Docreed2003 Jun 2017 #3

#2 and #3 you can roll together often its the disabled and elderly that will suffer the most and be cstanleytech Jun 2017 #5

What's the difference to the consumer if the state or the feds pay for it? virgogal Jun 2017 #44

The answer is simple... Docreed2003 Jun 2017 #49

Imagine go after kids assets, imagine folks dying at home, dembotoz Jun 2017 #6

One positive is that the serious cuts don't happen for a few years, at least giving us 2018 and Hoyt Jun 2017 #7

My guess is, they won't notice because it hasn't happened yet rpannier Jun 2017 #22

Maybe McConnell Care will include free suicide kits for the elderly poor... Rollo Jun 2017 #8

Nursing homes will start closing down particularly in DURHAM D Jun 2017 #9

I think the percent on Medicaid is closer to 70% most places. If they don't start on Medicaid, pnwmom Jun 2017 #11

I know that the biggest nursing home in my area has a cap. DURHAM D Jun 2017 #14

That's terrible. pnwmom Jun 2017 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author Batship Jun 2017 #23

I couldn't agree more. Batship Jun 2017 #24

There goes the jobs too. FarPoint Jun 2017 #33

Good point, there will be a loss of jobs. Thinkingabout Jun 2017 #51

I think a well done advertisement pointing out that 67% of nursing home fees are Medicaid covered Midnight Writer Jun 2017 #13

Will Fox, Rush and Brietbart Run It? TomCADem Jun 2017 #18

This may be in our future slightly sooner than thought. roamer65 Jun 2017 #16

Ahhhh, you beat me to it! SergeStorms Jun 2017 #21

"Under the freaking bus with you gramps & granny" - repubes Achilleaze Jun 2017 #25

$300/day in a nursing home/SNF private pay DeminPennswoods Jun 2017 #26

The whole entire home health industry is destroyed. Catmusicfan Jun 2017 #29

"May" limit? Well, that's an understatement. Of course it will. Yes, it will. Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #31

"little has been said about what would happen to older Americans in nursing homes" BumRushDaShow Jun 2017 #34

"All our healthcare money is going to blacks/Mexicans/immigrants instead of OUR senior citizens" dalton99a Jun 2017 #35

"... blacks/Mexicans/immigrants ..." left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #37

Both of my grandmothers were on Medicaid when they died Moral Compass Jun 2017 #40

Elder Abuse? Bayard Jun 2017 #41

i didn't read through all the replies John_Doe80004 Jun 2017 #45

also this is going on in the UK as well John_Doe80004 Jun 2017 #48

It isn't easy finding a Medicaid bed in a nursing home now PossiblePasts Jun 2017 #50