Ted joined Chicago Tonight to discuss the impact the federal government’s Big, Beautiful Bill will have on Medicaid in Illinois. “When you have 25% of your population on something like this, something’s not good in the economy,” Ted told them. “Since Gov. Pritzker took over, we’ve had the fourth-worst economy in the country…Medicaid should be returned to its original mission: caring for the disabled, truly poor and seriously ill.”
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Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
The state’s existing buyout program for its own pensions is the precedent for Chicago, which should be a warning: Look out for similar exaggerated claims and shoddy analysis.
The gang at Miller’s Capitolfax is going ballistic over this work requirement rule. Another indication Trump is on track.
They have to become public servants and collect all the pay and benefits.
The Federal government prints 99% of the money for Medicaid, out of thin air, then squeezes the remaining 1% out of people for repayment, ensuring the cycle of poverty continues. What a scam. “In March 2024, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) reintroduced legislation, the Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act, proposing to end Medicaid estate recovery altogether. The bill would prevent states from placing liens on the homes of Medicaid recipients while helping to improve access to long-term care services. According to the recent story in the Times, one nonpartisan agency cited that, for fiscal year 2019, most states recouped less… Read more »
For Democrats Medicaid is the answer. They want people dependant on government handouts, not independent of them.
Make corporate welfare great again.
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My understanding is that those who are able bodied will be subject to very liberal standards to continue on Medicaid. A couple standards I’ve read are a work requirement of a minimum of 20 hours per week (paid or volunteer work) or be enrolled and active in a program to acquire skills for employment. I’m sure there are more, but these two hit at the heart of the problem: disengagement from personal responsibility. There appear to be reasonable requirements that entail some action and engagement from beneficiaries- activities that benefit both them and society. Mr. Rosen offers to help by… Read more »
Democrats in IL want people uneducated and on welfare so that the Dems can control people’s votes. Not hard to understand. That is why the Dems are not fighting to improve public education and take on the teachers unions. Why make schools educate students when schools are doing exactly what Dems want. If people become educated and get good jobs, then taxpayers would be in charge, not corrupt politicians.
Illinois is one of the few states in the country that boasts about how many people it has on Medicaid. It all started with Blagojevich when he launched his Kids Care program and bent every rule in the book to get more poor people on Medicaid. The fourth worst economy in the country is bad enough, but bragging about how many poor citizens you have is a new low.
Peter has run out of money, Paul needs to get a job and pay his own way.
Jeremy wants people dependent on government. Ted wants people dependent on themselves. As I tell people I’m a compassionate conservative. I don’t want to give people a handout. I don’t want to give them a hand up. I wan to give them an opportunity to help themselves up. I did it, I was dirt poor at one point in my life but I got mad an learned a trade. I give credit where credit is due and I give it all to myself, not government.
Spot on Ted. As Archie and Edith used to belt out…..”Didn’t need no welfare state
Everybody pulls his weight
Gee that old LaSalle ran great
Those were the days”
“ Bu.. bu… but we owe the people in this country illegally free healthcare as they protest waving their native flags, block traffic, interfere with ICE agents and sometimes pelt police with fireworks and chunks of concrete!” say the milquetoast Dems.