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There is no law that says people must be fed. However, there is one that obligates hospitals to "treat" people that show up on their door steps. Reducing Medicaid payments is just going to deprive hospitals of revenue for treating the indigent which, by federal law, they are obliged to do.
#14 | Posted by FedUpWithPols
And now they will reduce treatment as much as legally possible.
And when we say indigent, we really mean people without health insurance who make less than $80,000 a year because they are least likely to be able to pay their bills.
Why take the risk of providing full treatment if we they can't make up the money elsewhere? Especially with all the for profit hospitals now.