Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told us we needed to pass it to see what’s in it. Well it has been passed and a little gem has been revealed. It turns out that middle class families will now be eligible for Medicaid. Couples with incomes up to $64,000 will be able to receive this program in 2014. The Obama Regime claims it was an accident, but I highly doubt it.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s health care law would let several million middle-class people get nearly free insurance meant for the poor, a twist government number crunchers say they discovered only after the complex bill was signed.
The change would affect early retirees: A married couple could have an annual income of about $64,000 and still get Medicaid, said officials who make long-range cost estimates for the Health and Human Services department.
After initially downplaying any concern, the Obama administration said late Tuesday it would look for a fix.
Up to 3 million more people could qualify for Medicaid in 2014 as a result of the anomaly. That’s because, in a major change from today, most of their Social Security benefits would no longer be counted as income for determining eligibility. It might be compared to allowing middle-class people to qualify for food stamps.
Read the rest: AP Exclusive: Medicaid for the middle class?
This was no glitch, it was intentional. The Obama Regime wants to do away with private health insurance. The best way is to make middle class people eligible for Medicaid. This will create an incentive for employers to drop coverage and have their workers take Medicaid. Less people on private insurance, means insurers goes under. That happens and we will have a single payer called Medicaid!
It was designed this way on purpose. The question is, will the GOP repeal this. If not, how will we pay for it? I bet Nancy Pelosi, knew this was in there!
