10-25-2019, 06:44 PM
(10-25-2019, 03:29 PM)GMDino Wrote: I don't wanna ruin my "reputation" around here but I think bfine meant Talib didn't mention the state and tried to pin the event on Trump. Not that the article itself didn't.
The State action was in response to suggestions made by the Trump administration.
"Ms. Verma has repeatedly encouraged state officials to safeguard “program integrity,” by doing more vigorous checks of enrollees’ eligibility."
The more hoops, hurdles, and additional paperwork they put between the applicants and the benefits the more people fall off the rolls.
"History has shown that when states require more paperwork from Medicaid beneficiaries, more eligible people fall through the cracks Medicaid beneficiaries tend to move often; to have unstable hours and incomes; and to have literacy challenges that can make it hard to submit detailed renewal packages or verify their incomes frequently."
