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Originally Posted by Goldy1
I heard something got shot down in terms of expanding healthcare to low income folks. A quote was that it was going to cover a family of 4 making 30K per year.
I am not for this at all b/c it takes away incentive to earn.
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Originally Posted by Inkstain82
Even ignoring the fact that it isn't true (work can be its own reward), it ignores the point.
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I have patients who are on disability. Many of them could return to gainful employment but if they do, they lose their medical insurance, so they remain on disability. The same thing would happen with expanded Medicaid coverage. That family earning 30K or less gets coverage. If their income climbs to 31K, the coverage disappears. Where is the incentive to move up the ladder in that scenario.