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Trump admin blocks states from using Medicaid for coronavirus crisis

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As states scramble to control the spread of coronavirus, the Trump administration is denying them key tools to use their Medicaid safety net programs to respond to the crisis.
· 12 hours ago

SCOOP: Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid to respond to coronavirus crisis

Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid to respond to coronavirus crisis
As states scramble to control the spread of coronavirus, the Trump administration is denying them key tools to use their Medicaid safety net programs to respond to the crisis.
latimes.com
1,653 replies 14,821 retweets 10,587 likes
· 14 hours ago

SCOOP: As the country struggles to cope with the , the Trump administration is blocking states from expanding their Medicaid programs to help. That sharply differs from what D & R administrations have done in past crises, reports.

Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid to respond to coronavirus crisis
As states scramble to control the spread of coronavirus, the Trump administration is denying them key tools to use their Medicaid safety net programs to respond to the crisis.
latimes.com
466 replies 6,001 retweets 6,256 likes
· 13 hours ago

During the H1N1 flu outbreak and after Hurricane Katrina & 9/11, federal officials allowed states to waive Medicaid rules to quickly enroll millions. Trump admin hasn't followed suit despite please from states, medical groups, reports.

Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid to respond to coronavirus crisis
As states scramble to control the spread of coronavirus, the Trump administration is denying them key tools to use their Medicaid safety net programs to respond to the crisis.
latimes.com
216 replies 3,349 retweets 3,840 likes
· 12 hours ago

In previous emergencies, including the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Hurricane Katrina and the H1N1 flu outbreak, both Republican and Democratic administrations loosened Medicaid rules to empower states to meet surging needs.

Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid to respond to coronavirus crisis
As states scramble to control the spread of coronavirus, the Trump administration is denying them key tools to use their Medicaid safety net programs to respond to the crisis.
latimes.com
79 replies 1,282 retweets 1,983 likes
· 13 hours ago

One reason federal health officials have not acted appears to be President Trump’s reluctance to declare a national emergency. That’s a key step that would clear the way for states to get Medicaid waivers to more nimbly tackle coronavirus.

Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid to respond to coronavirus crisis
As states scramble to control the spread of coronavirus, the Trump administration is denying them key tools to use their Medicaid safety net programs to respond to the crisis.
latimes.com
144 replies 1,171 retweets 1,690 likes
· 13 hours ago

If this isn't a National Emergency, I just don't know what is. , Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid to respond to coronavirus crisis

Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid to respond to coronavirus crisis
As states scramble to control the spread of coronavirus, the Trump administration is denying them key tools to use their Medicaid safety net programs to respond to the crisis.
latimes.com
114 replies 717 retweets 1,267 likes
· 13 hours ago

This isn't just symbolic. Declaring an emergency allows other critical steps to be taken that right now are being blocked.

Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid to respond to coronavirus crisis
As states scramble to control the spread of coronavirus, the Trump administration is denying them key tools to use their Medicaid safety net programs to respond to the crisis.
latimes.com
35 replies 480 retweets 963 likes
· 14 hours ago

“Medicaid could be the nation’s biggest public health responder, but it’s such an object of ire in this administration,” said Sara Rosenbaum, a Medicaid expert at George Washington University. “Their ideology is clouding their response to a crisis.”

Trump administration blocks states from using Medicaid to respond to coronavirus crisis
As states scramble to control the spread of coronavirus, the Trump administration is denying them key tools to use their Medicaid safety net programs to respond to the crisis.
latimes.com
62 replies 829 retweets 1,237 likes

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