I need some help folks.. Medicaid and current Seniors

[Peacetrain]

I am listening to this stuff from the Romney/Ryan plan.. and how it does not cut current seniors.. but what about all the seniors in nursing homes.. on Medicaid.. where are they supposed to go.. what are they supposed to do..now and in the future, because Romney/Ryan cuts Medicaid today, now.. it is the poor, seniors with dementia who cannot vote.. seniors with disabilities where they cannot live at home.. children.. are these people going into tobacco road poor houses?



I am scared to death for people today.. not in the future.. but today.. now..

We are about to have a group seriously throwing granny off the cliff.. and sooner or later we are all grannies or gramps..

[Born_A_Truman]

Rather than paying a fixed share of total Medicaid spending, Ryan’s plan gives states capped amounts of federal money, or block grants, to operate and restructure their Medicaid programs with little federal oversight. With the added flexibility, many state leaders envision greater program efficiency and less waste.

If federal grants don’t keep pace with rising medical costs and enrollment increases during economic downturns, states could end up with less federal funding over time. Federal Medicaid spending would likely drop by $810 billion — roughly 22 percent — from 2013 to 2022 under Ryan’s plan.

Funding in 2022 alone would be more than a third less under Ryan’s budget than states would get under the current funding formula, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimates.

This shortfall would force states — most of which are already cash-strapped — to either pay a larger share of Medicaid program costs or to cut services.

~~~

So which do you think will happen? States are already going under financially and won't be paying a larger share on Medicaid. They will cut services and costs. When they cut costs, many providers will stop taking Medicaid. So there you have it. Starve the beast. That has been their plan all along with their "Path to Prosperity", better known as "throw Grandma under the bus".

LINK

[Born_A_Truman]

Here's the chart