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Should people be required to work in order to receive Medicaid?

In January 2018, the Trump administration announced that it would allow U.S. states to require able-bodied adults to work in order to be eligible for Medicaid. Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for low-income Americans. Each state determines its own requirements for Medicaid eligibility. In most states children from low-income households, pregnant women and low-income seniors are covered. Medicaid also offers benefits not normally covered by Medicare, like nursing home care and personal care services. The Trump administration said Arizona, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Utah and Wisconsin had requested approval to test programs including job training, job search, education, volunteer activities and caregiving.

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Response rates from 206k America voters.

37%
Yes
63%
No
32%
Yes
48%
No
2%
Yes, this will help States reduce Medicaid costs
11%
No, the vast majority of people who receive Medicaid are disabled
2%
Yes, research shows people who are employed are healthier than those who are unemployed
4%
No, it is hard to apply for a job if you are sick

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 @8D7X8VB from Pennsylvania  answered…6yrs6Y

No, abolish Medicaid in favor of Universal Income and allow folks to spend money where they need it.

 @9BXWFLF from Mississippi  answered…3yrs3Y

Yes, unless you're elderly or disabled

 @8QMXFJB from California  answered…5yrs5Y

no, abolish medicaid

 @9DC2XS5 from Kansas  answered…3yrs3Y

no but be in the process of looking for a job

 @92NY4BN from Texas  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, unless you're elderly or disabled.

 @8GRQJ85 from Illinois  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes unless you’re elderly or disabled

 @8DQSTTF from Kansas  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, but not the elderly or disabled

 @8D25YJ4 from Ohio  answered…6yrs6Y

yes if you can

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…2yrs2Y

Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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