Really important piece on what a catastrophe it was when Arkansas imposed (paper)work requirements on Medicaid. Now Republicans are going to do it nationwide, and it will be one of the worst policy disasters in decades. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o... - ThreadSky

paulwaldman.bsky.social • 10 days ago

Really important piece on what a catastrophe it was when Arkansas imposed (paper)work requirements on Medicaid. Now Republicans are going to do it nationwide, and it will be one of the worst policy disasters in decades.

Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/opinion/medicaid-work-requirements-arkansas.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NU8.HOm0.H_7EiOkchnQW&smid=url-share

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grumpygizmo.bsky.social•10 days ago

I’d like to see a Rep or Sen fill out the paperwork for Medicaid and SNAP. No help, no cell phone, no one else in the room but a proctor to minimize chance of cheating.

njudah.bsky.social•10 days ago

Newsom wants to do it also ….

complicitmedia.bsky.social•10 days ago

I hope this isn't true. It can't, however, be dismissed out-of-hand.

njudah.bsky.social•10 days ago

When you study his actual record you will realize he is no lefty lib savior.

jess-murray.bsky.social•8 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/jess-murray.bsky.social/post/3lqvhs7dzn226

babyjanehudson.bsky.social•10 days ago

I'm so excited to help Grandpa fill out the paperwork for the hellish nursing home LOL jk gotta find me 1st

davidjohnurban.bsky.social•10 days ago

What is that "deregulation" MAGA keeps talking about? If only businesses such as banks and oil companies can be unshackled from government bureaucracy then they will be free to grow and prosper. If it applies to the wealthy then why does it not apply to the poor?

sockpuppetpundit.bsky.social•10 days ago

Georgia did it, too. They’ve spent more on administrative costs than actual healthcare.

charlesgaba.com•10 days ago

FWIW: Check out the part about low-income households & internet access:

https://bsky.app/profile/charlesgaba.com/post/3lr55avoqsc2x

dustbunny44.bsky.social•10 days ago

People who need health care have very limited options for employment. Make them work and they'll lose their insurance, their health, whatever jobs they may have, and their existence.

lucyksy.bsky.social•10 days ago

They are focused on problems that don't really exist. The majority of people receiving Medicaid ARE employed. The exceptions being children, some disabled and some elderly. The constant focus on the few who *may* be abusing the system is the justification, even when it costs more than it saves.

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