U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter, better than expected

Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by tekla on Thursday October 26, 2023 @10:19AM (#38025940)

I have friends who are disabled, and get free healthcare through Medicaid. Where does this fear come from?

One got a full CAT Scan and a full neurological consult, and a EEG due to a history of seizures, all for free and within a week.

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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by throwawaydizjsj on Thursday October 26, 2023 @10:22AM (#38025985)

Seems not always ?

https://millerestateandelderlaw.com/medicaid-out-of-pocket-c...

Seems can vary by state too

https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/cost-sharing/out-pocket-co...

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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by BeetleB on Thursday October 26, 2023 @11:11AM (#38026635)

Medicaid rules vary from state to state.

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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by InSteady on Friday October 27, 2023 @09:25AM (#38038131)

I'm pretty sure some states (conservative) reject federal medicaid dollars simply because they are ideologically opposed to government funded healthcare.

It's not hard to imagine these same states make the bureaucracy of obtaining low income healthcare benefits arbitrary, difficult to navigate, and counter-productive as way to 'prove' government healthcare doesn't work.

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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by twiddling on Friday October 27, 2023 @02:31PM (#38042142)

Oh that's one of the big hidden costs is just the amount of paperwork ( in many cases physical paper ) to document, submit in triplicate, and then waiting and waiting and waiting

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