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Should the federal government increase funding of health care for low income individuals (Medicaid)?

When the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) was enacted in 2010 it required all states to expand their Medicaid programs to include people with incomes slightly higher than those allowed under traditional Medicaid, as well as groups, like childless adults, that had not previously been covered. In 2012 the Supreme Court ruled that forcing States to expand their Medicaid coverage was unconstitutional. Since then 22 states have expanded their coverage and more than 35 have opted not to do so. Proponents of the expansion argue that it will lower healthcare costs for everyone by reducing the number of Americans without health insurance. Opponents argue that states should be allowed to run their own Medicaid programs without the intervention of the federal government.

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67%
Yes
33%
No
57%
Yes
27%
No
6%
Yes, but only increase for the elderly and disabled
3%
No, and each state should decide their own level of coverage
4%
Yes, but I prefer switching to a single payer healthcare system
2%
No, and eligibility should only include the elderly and disabled
1%
No, and the federal government should not increase funding for any social programs
0%
No, and abolish Medicaid

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 @8HHQPHG from Georgia  answered…6yrs6Y

i mean i get that the government wants to help them but it doesn't make since while one person is struggling while helping them by raising the taxs on other citizens causing half of the us falling to save one person

 @8LZ2VYL from Missouri  answered…6yrs6Y

Make health care free

  @Chase-Oliver from South Carolina  answered…3yrs3Y

No, deregulate healthcare to lower costs and increase access.

 @8X97FN7 from New York  answered…5yrs5Y

the government would not have to spend so much money for medicaid if they regulated insurance companies more. Patents on medicine should be illegal and healthcare for those who are unemployed should be for US citizens who cannot work and their employers cannot supply acceptable healthcare benefits

 @9WMSHNF from Georgia  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, the federal government should increase funding for Medicaid to better support low-income individuals, but the system should be more tailored to benefit those who are actively working or seeking employment. Expanding Medicaid to ensure that working individuals with limited incomes have access to affordable healthcare would provide critical support without encouraging dependency. Those who are not actively seeking employment, unless prevented by a legitimate disability, should not receive full benefits. This approach promotes fairness, incentivizes work, and ensures that healthcare resources are directed toward those contributing to the workforce and genuinely in need.

 @8FR53X5 from Illinois  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes but the current guidelines are trash and to easy to screw the statem

 @9DBVZNS from California  answered…3yrs3Y

Reform the system don’t add more money

 @9D6D6ZW from Texas  answered…3yrs3Y

No, the government should not be involved in Healthcare unless it is providing that service to members of the military.

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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