• @acetanilide
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    15 months ago

    But Medicaid doesn’t mean healthcare (sadly)

    • @disguy_ovahea
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      55 months ago

      Medicaid is health insurance. If you don’t make any money, you don’t pay any deductibles for healthcare. The price scales with your income.

      • @[email protected]
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        55 months ago

        Medicaid isn’t available for poor people without a disability in every state. This article is a couple of years old (it is now 10 states that haven’t expanded Medicaid instead of 12), but the coverage gap is real.

      • @acetanilide
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        15 months ago

        I’m aware. That doesn’t mean you actually get healthcare though. Most places won’t take it. Those that do either have long waiting lists or won’t actually give decent treatment. It’s rare if not impossible to find a decent provider that takes Medicaid in my area, even just for primary care.

        • @disguy_ovahea
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          15 months ago

          I have it in NY. Every provider I’ve needed accepts it. There’s no waiting list. What state are you in that doesn’t accept it?

          • @PugJesus
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            35 months ago

            When I was living in VA it was fucking hell to find someone to accept Medicaid.

            • @disguy_ovahea
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              5 months ago

              Was that before the Medicare for All act in 2023? It’s very different now.

              • @PugJesus
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                15 months ago

                Before. I moved back to MD before '23, and things have always been pretty accomodating here.

          • @acetanilide
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            15 months ago

            The reddest state in the land

            • @disguy_ovahea
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              The blue states have the majority of immigrants.