Thread: America ~ Not So Great Again. ReverbPress ~ May 8, 2018

Red State Shame: Nursing Homes Evicting Disabled, Elderly After Obamacare Rollbacks


After Opting Out Of The Obamacare Medicaid Expansion, Louisiana Is Set To Evict Over 30,000 Residents From Nursing Homes.

Medicaid Expansion was one of the key components of the landmark 2011 Affordable Care Act (known either lovingly or disdainfully as “Obamacare”). By offering states the ability to offer Medicaid to families making up to

138% of the federal poverty level, over 15 million Americanswere able to gain access to health insurance.

But with the encouragement of the White House, some red states are now rolling back the expanded Medicaid coverage and the collateral damage — as with most Republican policies — is impacting the most vulnerable citizens

among us. Louisiana — a state that Trump carried by 20 points — is set to evict over 30,000 elderly, needy and disabled residents from nursing homes in the coming months.

Because that’s how America becomes Great Again.

USA Today Network’s “News Star” reports: “The Louisiana Department of Health is beginning the process of notifying all impacted enrollees that some people may lose their Medicaid eligibility,” Department

of Health spokesman Bob Johannessen said. “The goal of the department is to give notice to all affected people as soon as possible in order that they begin developing their appropriate plans.”

The current budget, which passed the Lousiana House, cuts $230 Million in Medicaid funding. On the other end of the funding spectrum, it calls for the expiration of a one-percent sales tax saving approximately $880 million.

Yes, you read that math correctly. To offset a 1% sales tax, people are getting kicked out of assisted living facilities. “This Makes Us Look Heartless”.

Even in the reddest of states, you can still find voices of reason and compassion. Louisiana State Senate Finance Chair Eric LaFleur (D) said the move makes the state “look heartless”.

Senator Regina Barrow (D) called it “mass chaos”. And Senator Greg Tarver (D) asked: “What type of people are we in Louisiana if we put people out who built Louisiana? This is horrible.”

Meanwhile, the director of the Louisiana Nursing Home Association, Mark Berger warned that the “vast majority” of assisted living facilities in the state would close, and with that, 25,000 or more jobs would be eliminated.

Even some Republicans were aghast at the situation:

Sen. Sharon Hewitt, R-Slidell, said the Department of Health should be focused on identifying fraud and saving money there “rather than kicking grandma out of the nursing home.”

Perhaps nobody laid out what’s at stake from a humanitarian perspective than Laurie Boswell, the chief executive of the Holy Angels nursing home in Shreveport: “This is our cry for help. There is no place for them to

go.” Unfortunately, there is always a place for the disabled, elderly and infirmed to go when Republicans control Washington: down.

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Originally Posted by TuskegeeBen

They're still playing the Democrat/Republican game. And the American people still buy into it, hook, line and sinker, as usual.

Well that's what it is.
This didn't wouldn't happen under the Democrats.
It IS happening under the repubtards.

Originally Posted by TuskegeeBen

They're still playing the Democrat/Republican game.

So what game would you have them play?

Originally Posted by bsnub

So what game would you have them play?

World peace would be nice but it wont happen as long as they need enemies to sustain their economy and huge military.

Another victory for Frump,what a joke.

Originally Posted by bsnub

So what game would you have them play?

Originally Posted by TuskegeeBen

Interestingly, Green Card carrying immigrants, from wither Africa, Asia, or the ME never seem to have any "issues" w/ either political platform. They never have. Would you care to venture a phenomenal guess, as to the reason of why that is?

Do you really need me to explain it to you?

Glover's on a roll.

Originally Posted by TuskegeeBen

Quite honestly, I'm convinced that you really don't have the remotest clue. However, I give everyone the benefit of the doubt, regardless. Now, since you obviously have high regards for the Democrats, then try on the

following link, for size. No further direct exchange, between the two of us, is required, beyond this point. So kindly have a nice person's life, for the duration, sir. Ok? I rest my case

I think it's you who doesn't have a clue.
You think you've uncovered a hidden truth that no one else knows.
As far as your question about African green card holders what do YOU think is the reason?

Originally Posted by TuskegeeBen

“This is our cry for help. There is no place for them to

go.”

Looks like Louisiana swamp life for them.

Originally Posted by bobo746

Spot on. Thank you for sharing. The video scenario depicts an evolved reality, that I personally know all too well. Unfortunately the "controlled" broadcast media, deliberately fails to portray the flip-side reality, of that same coin.