[NC] Senate budget would cut elderly, blind and disabled from Medicaid rolls

[alp227]

Source: Raleigh News & Observer

The Senate budget proposal upends the state Department of Health and Human Services by moving to take away its biggest responsibility, Medicaid. At the same time it would cut thousands of elderly and disabled people, and other beneficiaries with high medical bills, from the government insurance plan.

This appears to be a first step Senate Republicans are proposing to cut Medicaid services and shrink the number of beneficiaries.

The budget includes a provision that would have the state health agency develop proposals by next year for cutting optional Medicaid services for elderly and disabled beneficiaries, limiting coverage to only that required by federal regulations or laws.

North Carolina’s Medicaid program is considered “rich” because it goes far beyond the basics. “Optional” services under Medicaid include prescription drugs, mental health and dental care.

Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/05/29/3896674/senate-budget-would-cut-elderly.html

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Full title: Senate budget would cut elderly, blind and disabled from Medicaid rolls and looks to more service reductions

So won't the "PRO LIFE" right wingers march with the left-wing Moral Majority? Oh wait, there are fetuses to be rescued, and it ain't pro life if it's socialized medicine!

[MADem]

1. Holy shit, this was a heartstopper until I realized this wasn't national news...

It's terrible for the people of NC, granted, but I was imagining this on a national scale and saying ... WTF?

Is this gonna pass? Are they that mean in NC?

[Joe Bacon]

8. Yes, they are that mean!

Once again "¢hri$tian" Republicans show their true colors. They talk the "Je$u$" talk, walk the Ayn Rand walk!

[freshwest]

2. Where's the outrage about Death Panels? I think they just voted for one!

There's no difference between the GOP and the Democratic Party!

[blkmusclmachine]

3. The GOP chanting in 2012 to "Let him DIE! Let him DIE! Let him DIE!" eerily echos thru my mind,

right after they booed one of our returning American Veterans.

Disgusting and sick, is the GOP !!

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. That is the same group who are eligible for State disability $$

It will make that group of people ineligible for many other services also, because being on Medicaid is proof you are so damn poor you qualify for food stamps, for basic telephone service, and for very low cost meds.
Damn bastards are depriving the most helpless less of the state population of medical and food support.

I did a quick fact check and found a BC/BS insurance report that about 200,000 people in that state are estimated to be eligible and not even signed up for Medicaid.

[Historic NY]

5. North Carolina's pro-death plan....

[merrily]

6. It has a heinous logic. If you really want to save $, you cut those likeliest to need the most

medical care.....first.

Or, you could be human.

[merrily]

7. P.S. No one was planning a trip to spend money in NC were they? If so,

I assume you will cancel it now.

Apologies, DUers in NC, but I think it needs to be done.

[jwirr]

10. So do I. In fact maybe this idea should be expanded to all states that refuse to expand Medicaid.

[KoKo]

12. That would hurt all of us and the many working to stop this, though.

We are already devastated enough with Koch & Alec Money and the Gerrymandering this caused this. Plust weak support from Dem National Party after 2008 Election when NC went for Obama.

Revernd Barber's Moral Mondays,(Citizen Sit Downs and Actions peaceful actions with over 1,000 citizens (Professors, Physicians, Religious Leaders and ordinary citizens) protesting the horrible cuts in our Budget, Schools, Environmental Protection...everything citizens worked so hard for in NC making us one of the most Democratic Southern States...all gone. Citizens Actions and support from ACLU, Common Cause and others are helping us fight back. Eric Holder won't even address our legal case about Voter Discrimination because he says he won't have time for DOJ to collect enough info until after the Mid-Term Elections... and we had some scandal in our Dem Party which didn't help.

We here in NC worked hard to get Obama elected and worked to get the paperless trail voting machines out..which we accomplished and to grassroots infuse our Dem Party with more energy. Good NC People don't need to be blamed for the money that poured in and the Christian Right.

We are hurting and telling people to boycott NC doesn't help.

[jwirr]

9. And all because there is a black man in the White House. Greedy bigoted bastards.

[mountain grammy]

11. Shame. Republicans in North Carolina are a lean, mean, killing machine..

[maxrandb]

13. Didn't the Duck Dynasty guy

just tell the Repub Leadership Conference that they needed to get more "Godly"?

Makes me wonder what God they are talking about

[lark]

14. EVIL, just plain fucking evil.

And they dare to call themselves christians?

[alp227]

16. As long as Christianity = Protestant work ethic

incorporating the philosophy on known atheist and sociopath Ayn Rand.

[geretogo]

15. Save the fetus and cut life short for the living and breathing non millionaires . The Retugs are so

pro life . May they burn for eternity when they pass on .

[SoapBox]

17. Death Panel!

Yup...that's them!

[neverforget]

18. Screw you grandma and grandpa! Money is more important

than your life! Death panels indeed.

[KamaAina]

19. McCrony and Pope the Dope are at it again