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Marthe48

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73. I do remember

Thu Feb 8, 2018, 10:40 AM

Feb 2018

because my great-aunt had a stroke and moved in with us. By the time I was 8, I got to stay home after school, weekends and breaks in case she fell, so I could call someone.

Two of my sibs had major medical issues, and my family owned and operated a grocery store. Before Medicare, before Medicaid.

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Trump administration considering lifetime limits on Medicaid benefits [View all] jpak Feb 2018 OP

Theres your Death Panels. bullimiami Feb 2018 #1

Exactly shenmue Feb 2018 #4

My first thought too. Republicons soon do every ridiculous accusation they make against Democrats.nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2018 #35

Yep JDC Feb 2018 #47

the death panels already exist in private insurance--this will be the first state run one yurbud Feb 2018 #57

ACA abolished lifetime limits for private insurance, didnt it? Ny lostnfound Feb 2018 #67

I don't know, but it probably didn't abolish their discretion about what therapies are yurbud Feb 2018 #71

From the HHS website lostnfound Feb 2018 #72

that last line is an awful big loophole. yurbud Feb 2018 #78

One can simply drop everything after, "lifetime limits." sofa king Feb 2018 #75

You can always count on Republicans doing exactly what they accuse Democrats of doing. Kablooie Feb 2018 #81

After they run out, you can just die... Ferrets are Cool Feb 2018 #2

Gotta find a way to pay for those tax cuts to the 1%. Freethinker65 Feb 2018 #3

Yes. They have PROMISED to take AWAY medicare / medicaid benefits & now they are. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2018 #36

Well, trump has been handed everything in life, has never worked a single day in his life Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #5

So what about Nursing Home folks? Lifelong Protester Feb 2018 #6

Not yet. exboyfil Feb 2018 #12

I had posted this earlier Ohiogal Feb 2018 #7

Spreading disease is the GOP way. Deb Feb 2018 #8

GOOD! Let's hope they do it! Hortensis Feb 2018 #9

These inhumane laws and needed tax increases TheDebbieDee Feb 2018 #28

Veto-proof Republican majorities? :) Hortensis Feb 2018 #40

I was referring to veto-proof Dem majorities TheDebbieDee Feb 2018 #43

YES! We can create those this November. Hortensis Feb 2018 #44

As a cancer patient who, thankfully, doesn't need moonscape Feb 2018 #82

Understand. My family has two who need chronic Hortensis Feb 2018 #83

They'll cut you off after the 4th of 8 chemo treatmts! TheDebbieDee Feb 2018 #10

and halfway through the treatment! Ohiogal Feb 2018 #13

They'll walk by your bed and yank the IV tubes TheDebbieDee Feb 2018 #17

I'm sure Susan Collins will make them promise to allow a small deficit and put a mattress on the progree Feb 2018 #50

They wouldn't be nearly that cruel jmowreader Feb 2018 #55

Passenger-side Tommy gun... nice... Rollo Feb 2018 #77

If there is a hell DownriverDem Feb 2018 #11

I afraid this is our heaven or our hell. Its our choice. olegramps Feb 2018 #34

I agree. Aristus Feb 2018 #14

A rule like that just gives them an incentive TheDebbieDee Feb 2018 #58

I thought about that. Aristus Feb 2018 #60

Not only will this kill lots of people, Corgigal Feb 2018 #15

That sounds fair... if people only had one bad setback in their entire lifetime. procon Feb 2018 #16

Pay attention trumpites Marthe48 Feb 2018 #18

That's the truth-- Families used to do all the health-care dawg day Feb 2018 #26

I do remember Marthe48 Feb 2018 #73

Well isn't that special? yellowcanine Feb 2018 #19

"allow states more flexibility to create policies... malthaussen Feb 2018 #20

Exactly not fooled Feb 2018 #38

And now you see MFM008 Feb 2018 #21

BECAUSE rtracey Feb 2018 #24

There you go, Trump voters dawg day Feb 2018 #22

what goes up.... rtracey Feb 2018 #23

For those self-identified progressives who refused to vote for the Democratic nominee, FU still_one Feb 2018 #25

Agree! paleotn Feb 2018 #33

Seriously. Codeine Feb 2018 #62

+1 dalton99a Feb 2018 #66

+1000 True_Blue Feb 2018 #74

Nominate a Progressive instead of a Conservative and we can talk. harun Feb 2018 #79

Bullshit. still_one Feb 2018 #80

So how would that not be a "death committee" decision??? marble falls Feb 2018 #27

repukes are disgusting standingtall Feb 2018 #29

"Sorry Grandma, your benefits are finished. Enough slacking!" yellowcanine Feb 2018 #30

America is in the trash now. logosoco Feb 2018 #31

So when Grandma runs out of Medicaid funds.... paleotn Feb 2018 #32

The cruelty of lifetime limits Politicub Feb 2018 #37

A family friend in on Medicaid by choice CountAllVotes Feb 2018 #39

The evil of this administration knows no limits. Lonestarblue Feb 2018 #41

+ 1 red dog 1 Feb 2018 #49

So the older and sicker you are.. the quicker they will kill you off. . .. n/t annabanana Feb 2018 #42

According to recent AARP publication: "62% nursing home residents receive Medicaid assistance." FreeStateDemocrat Feb 2018 #45

My 87 year old mother was recently assessed as Nursing Home eligible......... mrmpa Feb 2018 #46

One word of caution, PRETZEL Feb 2018 #51

Her advantage plan is UPMC for life................. mrmpa Feb 2018 #65

So Marco Rubio and Ivanka would let you use up your own social security instead lostnfound Feb 2018 #70

And then what? Let them die in the street? SunSeeker Feb 2018 #48

They already did this with Medicare LeonardShelby Feb 2018 #52

didn't the moron say he could do health insurance cheaper + better? pansypoo53219 Feb 2018 #53

Exactly my first thought pioche4 Feb 2018 #54

In 2015, Trump promised not to cut Medicaid red dog 1 Feb 2018 #56

So what will they do with nursing home residents? Throw them out on the streets? n/t pnwmom Feb 2018 #59

Are there no prisons? Codeine Feb 2018 #63

There are still plenty of spots under bridges, I understand. n/t pnwmom Feb 2018 #64

This motherfucker. Codeine Feb 2018 #61

What next? The V.A.? JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2018 #68

Isn't that special? Do they plan to send faith healers around? Vinca Feb 2018 #69

I doubtthat the American people will let that happen.... CTyankee Feb 2018 #76