The corruption and profit above all other considerations has produced the worst healthcare system in the developed world. If you are on Medicare, Medicaid, I urge you to read this report. America’s illness profit system is a failing mess, and millions of people may soon lose their healthcare. As this report lays out, “More than 4 million people have had their Medicaid benefits terminated in the last four months, including nearly three-quarters who have lost coverage because of paperwork problems.” Like the rest of the developed world we need universal birthright single payer healthcare, a real healthcare system based on fostering wellbeing. Will we ever get such a system? Not until Citizens United is overturned, and the Democrats are in control of both Houses of Congress as well as the presidency. Put another way, not until enough American voters wake up and vote for Democrats. Forget about your partisanship. Just vote for fostering wellbeing. Your life may depend on your doing so.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services identified three key areas of concern: high rates of people losing Medicaid because of paperwork problems, long call center wait times and slow application processing. Credit: David Goldman / AP Photo
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is ramping up pressure on states that may be failing to meet federal requirements as they renew Medicaid coverage for millions of people for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
The agency has for months been mum about its behind-the-scenes communications with states, but on Wednesday made public letters it sent to state Medicaid officials warning that they may be running afoul of federal law and regulations. The letters, which were sent to all 50 states and Washington, D.C., identified three key areas of concern: high rates of people losing Medicaid because of paperwork problems, long call center wait times and slow application processing.
Thirty-six states were flagged as falling short on at least one of the criteria, including five — Alaska, Florida, Montana, New Mexico and Rhode […]
No one gets on medicaid unle they REALLY need it! It must be another Republican scam.