“Both House Speaker Paul Ryan and Price want to replace Obamacare subsidies with refundable tax credits—which would essentially function like a federal subsidy—for people who do not have access to employer-provided health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid or VA coverage. But under legislation introduced by Price in 2015 (see section 102), a person in a government-run program such as Medicaid could opt out and take the tax credit instead.”

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):
This is the solution for the ¾ of Medicaid recipients who account for 1/3 of the program’s cost, i.e. poor women and children.  But what about the ¼ of recipients who account for 2/3 of the cost (mostly for their long-term care), i.e. the aged, blind and disabled?  Fixing that is our niche at the Center for Long-Term Care Reform and 2017 is our year to roar the answers . . . with your help. 

Finally, Giving The Poor Access To Good Health Insurance

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