{"id":2788,"date":"2025-01-29T17:26:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T17:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/rfk-jr-appears-unfamiliar-with-key-elements-of-medicare-and-medicaid\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T17:26:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T17:26:46","slug":"rfk-jr-appears-unfamiliar-with-key-elements-of-medicare-and-medicaid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/rfk-jr-appears-unfamiliar-with-key-elements-of-medicare-and-medicaid\/","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr. Appears Unfamiliar With Key Elements of Medicare and Medicaid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In a tense exchange with Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. displayed a surprising lack of familiarity with Medicare and Medicaid, the government programs responsible for covering more than 150 million Americans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At times, Mr. Kennedy seemed to confuse the two programs. Medicare is a federal program that provides coverage to older and disabled Americans, while Medicaid is a state-federal program that covers low-income people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When he first described Medicare, he seemed to ignore the half of the Medicare program that relies on private insurance plans to provide care. Later, he acknowledged that he was enrolled in a private Medicare Advantage plan and said he thought \u201cmore people would rather be on Medicare Advantage because it offers very good services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Medicare Advantage plans have been heavily criticized by lawmakers, including by federal regulators Mr. Kennedy would oversee if confirmed and by public advocacy groups. They argue that the plan overcharges the government and delays and denies access to care.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Kennedy described Medicaid as \u201dfully paid for by the federal government.\u201d In fact, Medicaid, which provides health insurance coverage to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaid.gov\/medicaid\/program-information\/medicaid-and-chip-enrollment-data\/report-highlights\/index.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">nearly 80 million<\/a> low-income Americans, is financed through a combination of state and federal funds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Kennedy also claimed that many Medicaid enrollees were frustrated by high costs they face with their public insurance coverage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201dMost people who are on Medicaid are not happy,\u201d Mr. Kennedy claimed. \u201dThe premiums are too high. The deductibles are too high.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But the vast majority of Medicaid enrollees do not pay any premiums or deductibles for their coverage. Federal law <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/medicaid\/issue-brief\/understanding-the-impact-of-medicaid-premiums-cost-sharing-updated-evidence-from-the-literature-and-section-1115-waivers\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">specifically prohibits<\/a> premiums for the lowest-income Medicaid enrollees. Patients typically do not have to pay anything when they go to the doctor, aside from a handful of state-based experiments that have tested out small fees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Senator Cassidy asked Mr. Kennedy to describe how he would reform the Medicaid program. While other Trump nominees have offered concrete policy proposals \u2014 Russell Vought, the nominee to run the Office of Budget and Management, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/22\/us\/politics\/russell-vought-trump-healthcare.html\" title=\"\">suggested<\/a> a work requirement for the program in his confirmation hearing last week \u2014 Mr. Kennedy described vaguer changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">He said he supported changes to \u201cincrease transparency\u201d and \u201cincrease accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When Mr. Cassidy pressed him to be more specific, Mr. Kennedy responded, \u201cI don\u2019t have a broad proposal for dismantling the program.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/29\/health\/medicaid-medicare-rfk-jr.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a tense exchange with Senator Bill Cassidy, Republican of Louisiana, Robert F. 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