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    Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

    BREAKING: Trump has officially ended Medicaid as we know it, by allowing states to take health insurance away from people who can't find a job. (Please RT to spread the word.) 1/pic.twitter.com/bXM6wLUxEq

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      2. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        With the GOP unable so far to repeal the ACA and destroy Medicaid through legislation, Trump's decided he's done waiting for Congress. 2/

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      3. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        According to a letter to state Medicaid directors, states will now be allowed to strip most working-age people of Medicaid if they aren't working or participating in qualifying activities for a set number of hours per week. 3/pic.twitter.com/rExGpAdbbW

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      4. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        Adding so-called "work requirements" to Medicaid has long been on the GOP wish list. Most recently, Congressional Republicans tried and failed to do this through legislation, as part of ACA repeal efforts. 4/

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      5. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        And GOP governors in a slew of red states have been chomping at the bit for the OK from Washington to do this. While all eyes were on the healthcare debate in Congress, at least 6 states requested authority to do so last year alone. 5/

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      6. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        As many as 10 such requests are currently pending, with many more sure to follow. Today's announcement is expected to kick off approval of those requests, likely starting with Kentucky. 6/

        5 replies 211 retweets 373 likes
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      7. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        While the letter is cloaked in puppies and rainbows language about "community engagement," make no mistake. This is Trump #destroyingMedicaid by ending the program's core promise of providing coverage to all eligible people. 7/

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      8. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        Taking health insurance away from struggling workers isn't just heartless--it's also incredibly boneheaded. Study after study shows having health insurance doesn't just lead to better health--it translates into increased work capacity, and in turn higher wages & earnings. 8/

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      9. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        On the flip side, the nation's preeminent experiment with work requirements shows they not only fail to improve long-term employment outcomes--they actually leave people worse off. 9/https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/poverty/reports/2017/11/02/442052/work-requirement-proposals-kick-struggling-workers-theyre/ …

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      10. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        At their core, work requirements are premised on a set of myths about poverty: - that "the poor" are people who "just don't want to work" - that anyone who wants a well-paying job can snap her fingers & make one appear - that having a job is all it takes to not be poor 10/

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      11. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        Reinforcing these myths is core to Trump's divide and conquer playbook. That's why he's so keen to smear Medicaid and other popular programs as "welfare"--a dog-whistle with a deeply racially charged history. 11/

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      12. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        By using dog-whistle terms like "welfare" he's betting he can paint people who turn to Medicaid & other public programs to make ends meet as modern-day "welfare queens"--so we don't notice he's coming after the entire working and middle class. 12/

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      13. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        The letter announcing the policy says it won't apply to pregnant women or to people who qualify for Medicaid on the basis of disability. But the guidance itself admits that this will fail to protect the countless people with disabilities who don't fall into that bucket. 13/pic.twitter.com/KGqlOeO14K

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      14. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        The guidance also admits that lots of folks may need "supportive services" to work or find work--job search help, disability supports, transportation etc. But it then makes clear states CAN'T USE FEDERAL MEDICAID FUNDS to pay for these services. 14/pic.twitter.com/UCCEjDCwiS

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      15. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        A recent study out of U. Michigan looking at work status of Medicaid enrollees shows what a disaster this policy will be for people with disabilities & health conditions. https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/12/11/16763856/voxcare-medicaid-work-requirements … 15/

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      16. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        Of the state's Medicaid enrollees not currently working: - Two-thirds reported a chronic physical illness - 35% reported a diagnosed mental illness - One-quarter reported a physical/mental condition that interfered with their ability to function at least half the time. 16/

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      17. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        ^ These are the supposed freeloaders Trump's so worried about. 17/

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      18. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        Here's how this will play out. Anyone with a disability or health condition who isn't in receiving Medicaid on the basis of disability will have to prove their condition to the state's satisfaction. 18/

        7 replies 225 retweets 400 likes
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      19. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        I can tell you from my legal aid days how hard this will be for the very folks MOST in need of health insurance. Many will end up caught in red tape and paperwork. Victims of bureaucratic disentitlement. 19/

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      20. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        The American people voiced their opposition to cutting Medicaid loud and clear all throughout 2017, shutting down GOP efforts to do so through legislation. So Trump decided to take matters into his own (tiny) hands and do it himself by fiat. 20/

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      21. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        Litigation will follow, as legal experts have noted conditioning Medicaid coverage on work violates the Medicaid statute. Follow @NHeLP_org who will be a leader here. 21/

        5 replies 355 retweets 614 likes
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      22. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        In the meantime, RT this thread to spread the word -- and join the #HandsOff campaign at http://handoff.org  to help fight this and other attacks on healthcare and the other basics families need. /end (for now)

        15 replies 254 retweets 373 likes
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      23. Rebecca Vallas‏Verified account @rebeccavallas 11 Jan 2018

        Argh, typo! Join the #HandsOff fight at http://handsoff.org  — need that S in there!

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