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THE TIME FOR SINGLE PAYER UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER INDUSTRIALIZED NATION IN LONG OVERDUE
Alice Jacobs, a Dogwood Village resident, depends on Medicaid for her nursing home care, having exhausted all of her savings. (photo: Khue Bui/NYT)
Medicaid Cuts May Force Retirees Out of Nursing Homes
Jordan Rau, The New York Times
Rau writes: "On Thursday, Senate Republicans joined their House colleagues in proposing steep cuts to Medicaid, part of the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Conservatives hope to roll back what they see as an expanding and costly entitlement. But little has been said about what would happen to older Americans in nursing homes if the cuts took effect."
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Jordan Rau, The New York Times
Rau writes: "On Thursday, Senate Republicans joined their House colleagues in proposing steep cuts to Medicaid, part of the effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Conservatives hope to roll back what they see as an expanding and costly entitlement. But little has been said about what would happen to older Americans in nursing homes if the cuts took effect."
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