The clearest legislative priority of the Trump administration and the Republican-led Congress is to keep taxes low for the richest households and corporations. Last week, House Republicans submitted a budget resolution that calls for $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid—the program that provides health insurance for low-income Americans—to help pay for extending the 2017 Tax…

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  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
    3·
    6 days ago

    I’ve been on medicaid for the past 10 years. This year my renewal was denied for “too much income”. I asked what the cutoff was. I was told $803 per month income.

    My 1 bedroom apartment that may as well be called a studio is $795 per month, and will be going up by at least $70 in July.

    In 2023 I was diagnosed with cancer. Which I beat. But now you’re telling me

    “Oh well, you’re on your own now. Your last 3 month period cost over 1 million dollars. You WERE on medicaid, so you’re covered. But that runs out in 3 days. Good luck asshole!”

    • jimjam5@lemmy.world
      1·
      6 days ago

      Drives me mad how we have not thrown down greedy medical practices in favor of universal healthcare yet 🙄 but I guess that’s too close to the socialist sun 😒