Conservatives Decry Medicaid Expansion & Obamacare

We don't deny the impressive research of our think tank friends . . . The only problem is that their solution is either prayer or a very quick journey off this mortal coil. 

Accordingly . . . And like it or not . . .

REPUBLICAN FAIL ON HEALTHCARE ACROSS THE NATION IS PART OF WHAT ALWAYS KILLS "RED WAVE" PROMISES!!!

Yes . . . It's easy to troll the opposition about "keeping your doctor" but most reasonable people understand that both parties answer to the insurance industry despite their election year chest thumping.

Still . . . 

This post about the economics of it all is still worth a read in order to frustrate anybody who thinks that single-payer is an option that won't worsen inflation . . . Check-it:

“Such massive red ink is written into Medicaid’s flawed design. The program reimburses hospitals a mere 78% of what Medicare pays for the same treatments and procedures and 62% of what private health insurance pays. Expansion pushes far more people off private insurance and onto Medicaid, meaning hospitals make less on the same patients they may have seen before. And they’re seeing far more Medicaid patients than expected. As of last year, nearly 20 million people received Medicaid through expansion nationwide, compared to initial state estimates of less than seven million. All of them are able-bodied adults. Total Medicaid enrollment is more than 90 million.”

This math is something Kelly and other Medicaid expansion proponents either ignore or do not understand.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Study: Medicaid expansion puts hospitals at higher risk of closure - The Sentinel

A new study estimates that Medicaid expansion would more than double financial losses for Kansas hospitals.