About 3.7 million people are at immediate risk of losing health coverage should the federal government cut funding for Medicaid expansions, as some allies of President-elect Donald Trump have proposed.
    • xmunk@sh.itjust.works
      32·
      8 days ago

      Medicare is the program with age based eligibility (primarily, disability can also be a qualifier).

      Medicaid is the program for the poor. Boomers likely will see cuts to Medicare, but this shit is just punching down on the poor.

      • adarzaEnglish
        9·
        8 days ago

        medicare itself is at risk for other undesirable changes, like moving everyone over to for-profit death panels advantage plans.