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32. I think nearly my entire family descendants of my grandma

Mon Mar 13, 2017, 09:13 PM

Mar 2017

were Trump voters except me (mom, aunt, cousins). I handled the arrangements for my grandma in the last nine years of her life. She was in a wonderful nursing home in Iowa. She had absolutely no connection with Iowa (it has been my home for nearly 30 years). After my aunt in California could not take care of my grandma anymore, my mom got on a plane from her state, went to California, and got my grandma and brought her to Iowa pretty much without asking me.

I was fortunate to be able to get her into the nursing home and use the remaining funds in her bank account (her only assets) to set up a partial funeral account. She cost Medicaid $430K. When I explained this to my mom. She just said that we paid that in taxes (no way that is true of course).

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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE: American Health Care Act [View all] brooklynite Mar 2017 OP

Costs more, works less. underpants Mar 2017 #1

Yep sakabatou Mar 2017 #2

Surprise Surprise Surprise montanacowboy Mar 2017 #3

Exactly as predicted...less coverage for greater costs....the GOP way... Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #4

They hate the people. The zentrum Mar 2017 #26

True! The world could do with a little more Lenny Bruce today!! Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #27

Guess we can go back to some old time religion for our health care. Botany Mar 2017 #5

So it takes care of the republican social security and medicare problem also, people will not be still_one Mar 2017 #6

Associated Press Twitter feed: mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2017 #7

Now the CBO is going to be purged Dopers_Greed Mar 2017 #8

Horrible, just horrible. Kimchijeon Mar 2017 #9

I think you're all missing the point... brooklynite Mar 2017 #10

CBO predictions on the ACA were right on the money. grantcart Mar 2017 #11

Almost a trillion cut in Medicaid, biggest reason it will save money wishstar Mar 2017 #12

Wonder how this applies to the filibuster? LeftInTX Mar 2017 #13

The ACA was passed under Reconciliation maxsolomon Mar 2017 #20

As long as the proposal is revenue neutral or reduces the deficit... yallerdawg Mar 2017 #28

Thanks...that's what I was wondering..... LeftInTX Mar 2017 #31

Ahh, freedom. Paul Ryan is their "policy genius" JDC Mar 2017 #14

+1 - Paul Ryan is a Policy Wanker not Wonk, a devious little snit. dae Mar 2017 #17

Other than the fact that Obama's name has been attached to the ACA, what is the problem, world wide wally Mar 2017 #15

In a word, Soshlyzm maxsolomon Mar 2017 #21

His puppetmasters the kochs-- not fooled Mar 2017 #34

As I recall, there were some folks here angry at being "forced" to buy "corporate" insurance. brooklynite Mar 2017 #39

Add another 100 mil-Insured by "TRUMPCARE" who struggle to make a $2,000 a month payment. Sunlei Mar 2017 #16

I see a lot of people rebelling and just having no insurance at all. world wide wally Mar 2017 #22

That's like playing the lottery with your life. Everything medical is so expensive to treat. Sunlei Mar 2017 #36

Yes, it sucks. world wide wally Mar 2017 #37

same here, its been a wonderful 3yrs with my obamacare' I got off healthcareDOTgov website. Sunlei Mar 2017 #38

W. T. F. Highway61 Mar 2017 #18

Huge boost to industry klook Mar 2017 #19

Not really - communities will end up like West Virginia csziggy Mar 2017 #25

Ugh - true enough. klook Mar 2017 #29

When a friend died his veteran's benefit was not enough to pay for cremation csziggy Mar 2017 #30

I'm making plans to dump MontanaMama Mar 2017 #23

It's a Die in the Gutter Cut to Medicaid. Most will need medicaid for nursing homes someday stuffmatters Mar 2017 #24

I think nearly my entire family descendants of my grandma exboyfil Mar 2017 #32

When the costs become to prohibitive...we'll see a return to the so called "good o'le days".. Xolodno Mar 2017 #33

They want to get us used to not fooled Mar 2017 #35