The survey shows only two of the 37 countries have a better opinion of Mr Trump than they had of his predecessor Barack Obama: Israel and Russia.
Of course Russia approves - this is their game. Don the con and friends are eventually going to end up sporting lovely orange onesies for their part in it.
Let's talk Medicaid cuts. Meth Barbie suggested those who lose Medicaid can go get jobs. (For now, I'll ignore her ignorant assumption that everyone who works is covered by an employer group plan.)
About 42% of all Medicaid spending is on long term care. So you might think "if these people worked hard during their productive years they wouldn't need Medicaid", right?
Most of them did.
Average annual cost for a nursing home is between $85k-over $100k per year. that includes shared rooms. How long would your savings last?
In order the get Medicaid for LTC, you cannot have more than $2k in countable assets. That's not a typo -$2,000. You can have a limited amount of income from pensions or SSI, but all but a small allowance needs to go towards your care.
They look back over finances for prior years, so you can't just give it away to family or friends. Assets are spent down until they reach the eligibility limit. I believe you can keep a home,up to a certain equity amount.
They also have requirements on what "life skills" the patient has. I don't mean things like making meals or driving a car - to qualify they need to require assistance for things like feeding themselves and using the toilet.
Those are some of the people who would be hurt by deep cuts to Medicaid.
Hopefully BCRA will not pass.
