Living in a rural state and in one with a trigger law, I just want to point out that ending Medicaid would not only harm its recipients. Medicaid payments often make the difference whether small rural hospitals can even keep their doors open. Without those funds, transportation to more urban hospitals may be prohibitive and certainly inconvenient to many more rural people. And when it comes to emergency care, downright life-threatening. So this is how Republicans are impacting folks who are their support base.
YES this is a huge point. This is only the beginning of this story. I'm doing a lot of legwork in the background right now to understand the issues so that when they come to the forefront, we'll be ready to talk about it. But this is a crucial point. Thank you for making it.
Living in a rural state and in one with a trigger law, I just want to point out that ending Medicaid would not only harm its recipients. Medicaid payments often make the difference whether small rural hospitals can even keep their doors open. Without those funds, transportation to more urban hospitals may be prohibitive and certainly inconvenient to many more rural people. And when it comes to emergency care, downright life-threatening. So this is how Republicans are impacting folks who are their support base.
YES this is a huge point. This is only the beginning of this story. I'm doing a lot of legwork in the background right now to understand the issues so that when they come to the forefront, we'll be ready to talk about it. But this is a crucial point. Thank you for making it.
Thank you for digging into this. It's one of the reasons your column is so valuable. Which eight states have trigger laws?
much appreciated.
Just Goggled it. My home state of Montana is one with a trigger law. I just emailed my state legislators to point that out. Thanks for the heads up.
Glad it helped!!
Thank you for all that you do. I started donating what little I can to the ACLU & downloaded the 5 Calls app to contact my Senators & Congresswoman.
Can you share the link to the app? thx!
https://5calls.org/
Vote Vets organization states 1 in 4 vets qualify for Medicaid. T2 shows distain for those who have sacrificed much to protect this country.