Trump allies eye overhauling Medicaid, food stamps in tax legislation

[Hume]

Medicare and Medicaid are government run health insurance. They are a third-party payer that covers medical bills that are covered by the plan with a deductible.

Medicare is the most efficient system far outperforming private insurance.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Is there a single function that a government monopoly provides that's effective and efficient?

The military. The prison system. The alternatives are either nearly unworkable and grossly expensive.

 

[The Trump Administration]

Medicare and Medicaid are government run health insurance. They are a third-party payer that covers medical bills that are covered by the plan with a deductible.

Medicare is a federal health insurance for people 65 or older, and some people under 65 with certain disabilities or conditions.

Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that helps cover medical costs for some people with limited income and resources.

https://www.hhs.gov/answers/medicare-and-medicaid/what-is-the-difference-between-medicare-medicaid/index.html

 

[Hume]

The military. The prison system. The alternatives are either nearly unworkable and grossly expensive.

Trump is like Reagan. They lust after government jobs and love to say how much they hate the government.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Medicare is the most efficient system far outperforming private insurance.

No, it's not. It suffers $100 billion a year in fraud, has relatively high deductibles, and requires users to purchase supplementary insurance at high cost to get decent coverage.

 

[The Trump Administration]

Medicare is the most efficient system far outperforming private insurance.

It is? Says what data?

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Medicare is a federal health insurance for people 65 or older, and some people under 65 with certain disabilities or conditions.

Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that helps cover medical costs for some people with limited income and resources.

https://www.hhs.gov/answers/medicare-and-medicaid/what-is-the-difference-between-medicare-medicaid/index.html

And? So?

 

[Hume]

No, it's not. It suffers $100 billion a year in fraud, has relatively high deductibles, and requires users to purchase supplementary insurance at high cost to get decent coverage.

Fraud is not the fault of Medicare. But then, you worship criminals.

 

[The Trump Administration]

Trump is like Reagan. They lust after government jobs and love to say how much they hate the government.

Is that so?

 

[T. A. Gardner]

It is? Says what data?

Says no data.

 

[The Trump Administration]

And? So?

Just adding detail. Carry on.

 

[The Trump Administration]

Says no data.

I suspect as much. Let's see if Hume has anything but insults.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Fraud is not the fault of Medicare. But then, you worship criminals.

Yes, in part it is. Government bureaucracies have no particular need to be efficient. They have no need to ensure that fraud and waste don't happen. Private companies do have those needs, be they for profit or non-profit. They have to make the bottom line balance out. The government doesn't. They can simply ask for more money and raise taxes.

 

[The Trump Administration]

Fraud is not the fault of Medicare.

Isn't it? Why does the government have a Health Care Fraud Division?

Health Care Fraud Unit

justice.gov

 

[Hume]

Yes, in part it is. Government bureaucracies have no particular need to be efficient. They have no need to ensure that fraud and waste don't happen. Private companies do have those needs, be they for profit or non-profit. They have to make the bottom line balance out. The government doesn't. They can simply ask for more money and raise taxes.

You should be celebrating Trump who is the worst criminal ever to occupy the White House.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

You should be celebrating Trump who is the worst criminal ever to occupy the White House.

I don't know... Andrew Jackson murdered someone in a duel at the White House for starters...

 

[The Trump Administration]

The military. The prison system. The alternatives are either nearly unworkable and grossly expensive.

Privatized prisons seem to be performing well.

edition.cnn.com/2024/11/06/investing/stocks-soaring-trump-election-victory/index.html

 

[The Trump Administration]

I don't know... Andrew Jackson murdered someone in a duel at the White House for starters...

I know he killed a man on May 30, 1806. Did he kill again while he was infesting the White House?

 

[The Trump Administration]

You should be celebrating Trump who is the worst criminal ever to occupy the White House.

What's he been convicted of?

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Privatized prisons seem to be performing well.

edition.cnn.com/2024/11/06/investing/stocks-soaring-trump-election-victory/index.html

They only work for non-violent and low level inmates.

Private Prisons vs. Public Prisons

The US has the highest prison population in the world, with 2.2 million people in prison. Learn the difference between private vs. public prisons and the need for qualified correctional officers!

www.criminaljusticeprograms.com

Private Prisons - Pros & Cons - ProCon.org

Proponents say private prisons can reduce overpopulation. Opponents say the prisons exploit employees and prisoners for corporate gain.

www.procon.org