I swear we're just one or two steps away from a Swiftian modest proposal from Republicans. First they threaten to take the Children's Health Insurance Program hostage unless Democrats work with them to take health insurance away from their parents. Oh, wait! Trumpcare won't just take health care away from their parents!
The House GOP’s ObamaCare replacement bill would result in a cut of $43 billion over 10 years in funding for Medicaid coverage of children, according to a new study.
The study from the consulting firm Avalere finds that the cuts to coverage for non-disabled children would come as a result of a new cap on Medicaid payments that the bill would impose, known as a per capita cap.
“Over time, per capita caps could significantly reduce the amount of funding that goes towards Medicaid coverage for children,” Dan Mendelson, president of Avalere, said in a statement. “While local control and more efficient operation of Medicaid programs are laudable goals, coverage and access for low income children are ultimately dictated by federal funding, and reductions of this magnitude could disrupt access.”
But they're poor kids, so what does it matter? They should be working for their health care, just like they should have to work for their school lunch. Maybe we should just forego school and health care and put 'em in work houses. That'd solve the problem, right?