Bobby Jindal has an excellent piece.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/st...ost-vulnerable-103299.html?hp=l1#.UvkR8P3IqX0
…In other words, Obamacare’s incentive structure places a greater emphasis on expanding coverage to these able-bodied adults — the vast majority of whom could be working or preparing for work — than helping the individuals with disabilities Medicaid was initially created to serve.
That’s not compassionate — just the opposite, in fact. So while the president’s advisers ask why states aren’t expanding Medicaid under Obamacare, I have another question for President Obama: Why is expanding Medicaid to cover millions of working-age Americans a bigger priority than giving access to hundreds of thousands of people with disabilities waiting for care?
Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/st...rts-most-vulnerable-103299.html#ixzz2swZ4Jw1N
http://www.politico.com/magazine/st...ost-vulnerable-103299.html?hp=l1#.UvkR8P3IqX0
…In other words, Obamacare’s incentive structure places a greater emphasis on expanding coverage to these able-bodied adults — the vast majority of whom could be working or preparing for work — than helping the individuals with disabilities Medicaid was initially created to serve.
That’s not compassionate — just the opposite, in fact. So while the president’s advisers ask why states aren’t expanding Medicaid under Obamacare, I have another question for President Obama: Why is expanding Medicaid to cover millions of working-age Americans a bigger priority than giving access to hundreds of thousands of people with disabilities waiting for care?
Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/st...rts-most-vulnerable-103299.html#ixzz2swZ4Jw1N