COVID taught us 🦠➡️ hospitals matter. 🏥
Trump’s $900B Medicaid cuts = fewer staff, fewer beds.
So next crisis? Even WITH private insurance, you might not have a bed. 🚫🛏️

#Medicaid #TrumpCuts #HealthCare #COVID #ProtectHospitals #ChildHealth #MedicaidWatch

Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Were Aimed at ‘Able-Bodied Adults.’ Hospitals Say Kids Will Be Hurt. - KFF Health News The GOP said its overhaul of Medicaid was aimed at reducing fraud and getting more adult beneficiaries to work. Among the likely side effects: fewer services and doctors for treating sick children.

Trump’s Medicaid law slashes $900B over 10 yrs. While sold as targeting ‘able-bodied adults,’ children’s hospitals warn billions in funding for kids’ care 🏥🧒 are at risk. Vulnerable patients = collateral damage. #Medicaid #HealthCare #ChildHealth #TrumpCuts #MedicaidWatch

Corporations like Kool Smiles paid millions in settlements.
The question is: how many kids were harmed before someone spoke up?
#DentalJustice #MedicaidWatch #EthicsInCare #DentalFraud
#MedicaidFraud #DentalOversight #Health #HealthJustice #FloridaDentalReform #AfroCaribVybz #AhSoWiRide #Dentistry

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KFF graphic that shows key facts about Medicaid. The top half of the graphic says Medicaid covers... 83 million people across the U.S. — varies by state; 4 in 10 (41%) of births in the U.S.; 4 in 10 (39%) children; 6 in 10 (63%) nursing home residents; and non-elderly adults with disabilities (41%), HIV (40%), and mental illness (29%). The bottom half of the graphic says Among Medicaid enrollees across the U.S.... 3 in 5 (64%) adults are working full or part time; and 49% live in states that voted for Vice President Harris and 51% live in state that voted for President Trump. This graphic is part of KFF’s Medicaid Watch series, which has the latest on the financing debate, including possible impacts on state budgets, debates about waste, fraud, abuse, and improper payments, considerations of work requirements, and news stories about legislative developments and how people may be affected.

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KFF graphic that shows key facts about Medicaid. The top half of the graphic says Medicaid covers... 83 million people across the U.S. — varies by state; 4 in 10 (41%) of births in the U.S.; 4 in 10 (39%) children; 6 in 10 (63%) nursing home residents; and non-elderly adults with disabilities (41%), HIV (40%), and mental illness (29%). The bottom half of the graphic says Among Medicaid enrollees across the U.S.... 3 in 5 (64%) adults are working full or part time; and 49% live in states that voted for Vice President Harris and 51% live in state that voted for President Trump. This graphic is part of KFF’s Medicaid Watch series, which has the latest on the financing debate, including possible impacts on state budgets, debates about waste, fraud, abuse, and improper payments, considerations of work requirements, and news stories about legislative developments and how people may be affected.

As discussions about Medicaid financing continue, here’s a look at some key Medicaid facts by the numbers. #MedicaidWatch

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