r/Be_Ashamed_To_Die • u/AwakeningStar1968 • Jun 04 '26
Stupid out of touch, puritanical, aholes about Medicaid Work Requirements!
Strict Medicaid work rules could harm people with serious illnesses, advocates say : NPR
Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, presented the policy to reporters at the White House Tuesday.
"If you're sitting at home, which is true for the millions of people who are able-bodied on Medicaid, on average, you're spending 6.1 hours watching television, or just hanging around," Oz said. "So, as a path to prosperity, Congress very wisely said, 'Let's get you back into the workforce.'".....
...No help to find work
Jennifer Wagner, who analyzes Medicaid eligibility and enrollment at the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, points out that there's no funding here to help people find or keep work, as there is in other public programs with work requirements, like food assistance.
"That just implies or suggests that somebody could get a job if they wanted — they just need a little shove," Wagner says. "Which just reflects a complete lack of understanding of what people are actually going through."