why cant poor adults without children get medicaid?
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Young adults in Vermont can get help through PATH/ESD.  Also, handicapped adults can receive medicaid if enrolled with Social Security.
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Yes because your premise is invalid.\n\nMany people use no health services and some use more than your example. In a population of that size the ones who use less subsidize the ones who use more, just like insurance companies.\n\nBob Higgins\nWorldwide Sawdust
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I know a woman who is ill with a debilitating illness. She does not have health insurance. Her spouse is ill and he has VA insurance, but it takes months to get seen. He has lost his job and they are not eligible for Social Security. They are very poor and extremely close to homelessness. Young men in her family will be eligible for the war if the mandatory draft is reinstated. She was at the polls ready to vote before they opened. She does not see any connection whatsoever in spite of the direct impact it's had on her immediate family in the past five to six years.  If you ask her "Why?" she responds "because he's a good Christian."
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People who attend school and are poor face many problems. The most obvious one is that in many cases they have to give up school to find a job that pays the bills. These people also lack proper nutrition. A healthy diet is necessary to study, to concentrate and to learn. If they can’t have one, they don’t benefit from school as good as they should. Likewise, they don’t have access to a good medical care. So they stop attending for long periods if they get sick and if a relative gets sick they have to quit school to take care of them and/or get a job to buy them their medicines. In some developed countries, poor people have access to good medical services, but in many other countries the reality is that “if you’re poor you are on your own”. Other problem that poor people face is that they can’t buy the necessary supplies for school and they end up failing for it. Another problem is that some poor people constantly have to endure rude remarks and bad treatments from bullies at school. So, their motivation to work harder weakens due to those abusive behaviors. \nOf course, there are scholarships for people with limited resources but they are not enough.  \nNevertheless, there are many people with limited resources who with a mix of hard work, sacrifice and good luck overcome their difficulties in life and get trough school in order to find better jobs. However, these successful people usually are not *extremely* poor to begin with.
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No their are alot of ppl going to the hospital with no insurance they come in all cultures: White, Black, Brown, Green, Yellow. and not only the poor, its easier for them to get heath care then it is for a two parent family with jobs, unfortunately the price for health and dental coverage is unbelievably high so a lot of ppl are uninsured. \nAs for schools alot of them are closing in the poorer communities at least I know they are where I live.  Due to not enough funding, class attendance, (and not just Mexican children)\nand not enough teachers willing to work in those communities. I know some colleges will send practicing teachers to these schools just to have a "teacher" there. So the schools close and those children have to go somewhere.\nDoesn't everyone these days own a car or three?\nI'd blame our government for not looking at the real issues and investing our money in things that are not as important like a sports stadium.
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If the person can't afford a hospital - they would either have a midwife, or by themselves (maybe father of the child)with them. For the poor, a mother would have the baby wherever she is....
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Apparently NY has expanded Medicaid and is relying on counties to pay for it. \n\nThat must really suck!
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Because the government doesn't care if poor people survive.  Have you noticed the truly healthy foods are very expensive?  Think about it.
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I think that it should only be given to citizens and i also think that they should put a limit on how many children a person can have if they don't work or don't make enough $. i ain't rich and i have 3 kids and don't get any welfare.how come others can work to support there family?!
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HOW ARE U LIVING ABOVE POVERTY LEVEL AND CAN'T AVOID TO GET HEALTH INSURANCE? U CAN TRY MEDICAID OR MEDICARE. ALSO DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE, YOU CAN CHECK WITH THE CHARITY HOSPITAL IN YOUR LOCAL AREA AND THEY SHOULD DEFINITELY HAVE INFO ABOUT THAT.
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All US citizens can get healthcare whether they have health insurance or not.  What many people don't have is insurance to cover a major medical occurance, despite this fact, people that have major illnesses and no insurance, still get medical care.  They will just pay for it the rest of their lives.\n\nThe US is a capitalist society.  Doctors want to make money just like everyone else.  The US also has the best medical facilities in the world.  In other words, money gets you the best.  If the US were to go with a national healthcare plan, chances are the best would turn into second best.  Doctors would become discouraged and become a lawyer instead, what we don't need are more lawyers.
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People do lose their lives or suffer because they can't afford docters. If I were religious, I would sure wonder why God Favors The Wealthy. Sure seems like it. Why does God give a few uncaring people lots of money and let the rest of us suffer. I can't even afford health care now and I have a bad tooth that is killing me.
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Hospitals offer everyone emergency care whether they can pay or not.  Medicaid is a government-run health insurance program that helps low income folks with their care.\n\nIt's still a problem though.  I have a friend with leukemia, and she doesn't have health insurance and she earns too much money to qualify for government assistance, but not enough to pay for her treatment.  The American Cancer Society is paying for her treatment, but not her prescriptions.  It's far from a perfect system.\n\nI have another friend in Canada, where health care is socialized.  She had a worrisome spot on her skin and also a lump under her skin.  Her doctor was concerned and referred her to a specialist.  She had to wait 6 months before she could get an appointment.  It turns out it wasn't cancer, but if it was, that wait could have killed her.  That system is very far from perfect too.\n\nAs far as bankruptcy, there's not a whole lot of shame in it anymore, and if it was for medical reasons, it won't hurt your chances for a loan as much as you may think.  Bankruptcy only stays on your financial records for 7 years, so it won't haunt you for your whole life.\n\nBut your general premise that being poor is not as advantageous as being wealthy is right.  It's true in many ways including in health care.
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Excellent question. Though there are some homeless people who are simply lazy, the issue is much more complex than conservatives would have you think. Even if the person is a lazy bum, maybe they have children. Should their children have to live on the street because their parents are lazy? I think not. As far as being mentally ill, this is true also; however, I fail to see what it has to do with the question. So, mentally ill people should be left starving and homeless? In the richest country in the world?? It is ridiculous and it is sad that our government is more concerned with immoral wars and increasing their own wealth than helping the poorest among us. And all the while sending billions in aid to other countries. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with helping poor people from ANY country; however, American citizens should come first. No American should be homeless or hungry. No American citizen should be unable to see a doctor because of a lack of insurance. I will repeat, we live in the RICHEST country in the world and we let our own people suffer like this while at the same time rushing to "liberate" Iraq at a cost of billions of dollars. It is shameful.
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If it's 1 child, it's because there are 2 many people and too little money and food resources to feed so many. With no population control policies the government would have a disaster to manage
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The reason for poverty in America is the politics's of greed, or Repuglicans in general. I have mine and I want to make more therefore I do not want to pay taxes and to hell with anybody else. Being poor is no more a choice then homosexuality. It is thrust on 10% of the population by another 10% of the population the very rich. I wonder why of for what reason that a person needs every cent of their billion dollars and there are many billionaires here. There is also a thing with corporate greed. Move the good paying jobs with health benefits overseas to a place where people work for pennies. But do you see the price come down on anything because of it. The answer is a big NO. Socialized medicine is long overdue here it is needed by all, not just an elite few. Every one in the United States should have a birthright to three things food, shelter and health care.
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Good Luck, join the crowd of Americans with no insurance. Thank you Mr. Bush! There are state funded insurance you might qualify for, but they are usually closed to new patients. Or you can go to your city public health department, they can help you out.