Drug tests for Medicare recipients?

[KamaAina]

Not The Onion!

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/drug-tests-medicare-recipients

In recent years, a growing number of Republican officials, especially at the state level, have pushed drug-testing programs for Americans on “welfare.” The idea is predicated on an unfortunate assumption: if you’re struggling and need to rely on a safety net, the government should suspect you of drug addiction and check your bodily fluids.

The drug-testing programs have, in general, been a costly and pointless disaster. But in Kentucky, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Matt Bevin has expressed support for expanding drug testing to include senior citizens on Medicare....

After the debate, Bevin said he was referring to Medicaid beneficiaries, suggesting the GOP candidate is more comfortable going after low-income families than seniors. I’ll concede that I did not see the debate, but the Lexington Herald-Leader’s article added that Conway “interrupted Bevin to make clear that he was asking about Medicare and not Medicaid.”,,,

Incidentally, let’s not overlook the fact that Bevin called for drug testing seniors at an event co-sponsored by the AARP.

[NightWatcher]

1. Which medical testing lab does he own?

Than reason they advocate this is because they funnel money to their own (or a donor's) lab that will make millions off making the senior and disabled citizens pee in a cup.

[B Calm]

5. Exactly! Follow the money. . People on medicaid can't afford drugs, as was proven in Florida

when they did the drug testing down there.

[mhatrw]

10. and unless you are daily user, drug tests are nothing but marijuana tests.

Big Pharma can't have any seniors taking any natural medication, now can they?

[CrispyQ]

2. Intelligence testing of all republicans starting immediately.

These guys are assholes.

[fredamae]

3. They can't Help themselves

from Helping themselves (with a Lot of Help From State/Fed Lawmakers) from Transferring Our Public Dollars to those Corps who perform absolutely Useless services that give Us a ZERO ROI.

[lpbk2713]

4. Octogenarian crack heads are really becoming a problem.

OMFG

[NobodyHere]

6. So if a person doesn't have any drugs in their system

Does that mean the government is suppose to prescribe them some?

[Gormy Cuss]

7. Time to drug test Bevin.

[TheKentuckian]

8. This is what happens when weapons grade stupid meets hard hearted meanness and

both of their greatest fear is someone somewhere may be having a good time or in many cases that some are not miserable.

[mhatrw]

9. How about drug tests for all politicians and political aides?

When they advocate spending our precious resources on programs like this one, I sincerely think they need to be tested.