Comments on: Negron Eyes Possible Medicaid Changes http://www.northescambia.com/2016/12/negron-eyes-possible-medicaid-changes Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:21:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Vicky http://www.northescambia.com/2016/12/negron-eyes-possible-medicaid-changes/comment-page-1#comment-334627 Vicky Fri, 30 Dec 2016 12:26:40 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=273135#comment-334627 I can not believe some of these comments. I pray non of you ever need assistance. I was married and had 2 children. My husband died when he was in his twenties. I did not qualify to get social security benefits for my children because you had to work past 25 years old to be qualified. This left me as a single mother with no help. I always had a job. I do not drink nor do drugs. I would had never survived with no help. If you knew the system you do not get more help past 2 children regardless how many children you have. That changed in the early 2000's. Next of all, No child should have to be hungry. The percentage of the people who abuse the system is lower than you think. Other countries have free health care for all people and there is no reason America couldn't have this also. We all deserve a better health system. Before you Judge someone, Remember only God can Judge. I can not believe some of these comments. I pray non of you ever need assistance. I was married and had 2 children. My husband died when he was in his twenties. I did not qualify to get social security benefits for my children because you had to work past 25 years old to be qualified. This left me as a single mother with no help. I always had a job. I do not drink nor do drugs. I would had never survived with no help. If you knew the system you do not get more help past 2 children regardless how many children you have. That changed in the early 2000’s. Next of all, No child should have to be hungry. The percentage of the people who abuse the system is lower than you think. Other countries have free health care for all people and there is no reason America couldn’t have this also. We all deserve a better health system. Before you Judge someone, Remember only God can Judge.

]]> By: Me too Just saying http://www.northescambia.com/2016/12/negron-eyes-possible-medicaid-changes/comment-page-1#comment-334620 Me too Just saying Fri, 30 Dec 2016 01:21:05 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=273135#comment-334620 @just saying As you said, unfortunately it is the hard working lower paid people that get the raw deal in the entire "welfare" system. This is why it needs to be re-vamped. My heartburn comes from your exact situation. I'm not wealthy, I live pay check to pay check but I'm thankful I'm able to survive on my own. The entire welfare system was intended as a helping hand, for short term assistance to individuals while they get on their feet. Regretfully, for many it has become a way of life, they teach their children how to live off of the backs of the working class. If there were limits on full benefits, more funds could be aimed at aiding people actually working and trying to do right by their family. Sadly, all of the money goes to those that are truely disabled, and those that have never worked an honest day in their life. So the people trying to improve their lot in life get penalized and lose benefits, so they refuse to excel in life. The system is broken, and desperately needs to be fixed before it bankrupts the working class. It needs to focus on the people that are willing to help themselves but need a little help. As a tax payer, I'm tired of seeing the money taken from me, being wasted on crap that we ourselves would never do, or could afford to do. Health insurance is so high because of the Medicaid system, but also from the non regulation of prescription costs and medical billing. Saying it is all medicaids fault is rediculious. If that were the case, Medicaid would be paying the medical bills and healthcare costs wouldn't be sky high. @just saying
As you said, unfortunately it is the hard working lower paid people that get the raw deal in the entire “welfare” system. This is why it needs to be re-vamped.
My heartburn comes from your exact situation. I’m not wealthy, I live pay check to pay check but I’m thankful I’m able to survive on my own.
The entire welfare system was intended as a helping hand, for short term assistance to individuals while they get on their feet. Regretfully, for many it has become a way of life, they teach their children how to live off of the backs of the working class. If there were limits on full benefits, more funds could be aimed at aiding people actually working and trying to do right by their family. Sadly, all of the money goes to those that are truely disabled, and those that have never worked an honest day in their life. So the people trying to improve their lot in life get penalized and lose benefits, so they refuse to excel in life. The system is broken, and desperately needs to be fixed before it bankrupts the working class. It needs to focus on the people that are willing to help themselves but need a little help. As a tax payer, I’m tired of seeing the money taken from me, being wasted on crap that we ourselves would never do, or could afford to do. Health insurance is so high because of the Medicaid system, but also from the non regulation of prescription costs and medical billing. Saying it is all medicaids fault is rediculious. If that were the case, Medicaid would be paying the medical bills and healthcare costs wouldn’t be sky high.

]]> By: Just saying http://www.northescambia.com/2016/12/negron-eyes-possible-medicaid-changes/comment-page-1#comment-334535 Just saying Wed, 28 Dec 2016 14:32:27 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=273135#comment-334535 I don't live in Florida anymore, but I want to say something about Medicaid in my state. A single parent with 3 children who makes more than $443 per month... does not qualify. I work a full time job and make about $400 a week. Rent is $650. Electric bill is about $100. Water bill is $50. I make too much money to qualify for food stamps and groceries run about $400 a month. Gas and auto insurance is about $100. My car is 20 years old. Phone bill is $40. Household necessities such as soap, shampoo, toilet paper, feminine hygiene products, deodorant, etc run me another $100. Then there is the cost of shoes, clothing, school uniforms and supplies, etc. School lunches cost me $120 a month since we don't qualify for free lunches because...I make too much and don't receive government assistance. I do not have cable or even own a tv. We read, play games, etc. Insurance is not offered by my employer, so I am supposed to use Obamacare. The cheapest option available to me through the exchange is $278 a month. That plan involves $30 copay at the doctor, $15 copay for prescriptions and a very high deductible to be paid out of pocket before any benefits are payable. Do you think I can afford that? I scrape by every month just to make it through to the next month and do it all over again. I DO NOT use drugs or alcohol! I am almost 50 years old. I have a college degree. Find another job, you say? The one I have is physically and mentally draining and one of the better paying jobs here. I have put in applications all over to no avail. Move elsewhere, you say? How? With what money? Find cheaper rent? Ha, this IS the cheap rent! This country doesn't care about helping all the hard working parents out there who are just trying to take care of their children. People who are commenting about having multiple kids to get more assistance...know nothing of what they speak. Those who say it's finding drug habits... again, know nothing about the issue. Yes, there will always be some who abuse the system. That's human nature, but the vast majority of us are hardworking people who are doing the best we can... without help from the government that cares so deeply for those of us who are simply trying to do the right thing! I don’t live in Florida anymore, but I want to say something about Medicaid in my state. A single parent with 3 children who makes more than $443 per month… does not qualify.
I work a full time job and make about $400 a week. Rent is $650. Electric bill is about $100. Water bill is $50. I make too much money to qualify for food stamps and groceries run about $400 a month. Gas and auto insurance is about $100. My car is 20 years old. Phone bill is $40. Household necessities such as soap, shampoo, toilet paper, feminine hygiene products, deodorant, etc run me another $100. Then there is the cost of shoes, clothing, school uniforms and supplies, etc. School lunches cost me $120 a month since we don’t qualify for free lunches because…I make too much and don’t receive government assistance. I do not have cable or even own a tv. We read, play games, etc.
Insurance is not offered by my employer, so I am supposed to use Obamacare. The cheapest option available to me through the exchange is $278 a month. That plan involves $30 copay at the doctor, $15 copay for prescriptions and a very high deductible to be paid out of pocket before any benefits are payable. Do you think I can afford that?
I scrape by every month just to make it through to the next month and do it all over again. I DO NOT use drugs or alcohol! I am almost 50 years old. I have a college degree.
Find another job, you say? The one I have is physically and mentally draining and one of the better paying jobs here. I have put in applications all over to no avail.
Move elsewhere, you say? How? With what money? Find cheaper rent? Ha, this IS the cheap rent!
This country doesn’t care about helping all the hard working parents out there who are just trying to take care of their children.

People who are commenting about having multiple kids to get more assistance…know nothing of what they speak. Those who say it’s finding drug habits… again, know nothing about the issue. Yes, there will always be some who abuse the system. That’s human nature, but the vast majority of us are hardworking people who are doing the best we can… without help from the government that cares so deeply for those of us who are simply trying to do the right thing!

]]> By: Henry W Coe http://www.northescambia.com/2016/12/negron-eyes-possible-medicaid-changes/comment-page-1#comment-334512 Henry W Coe Tue, 27 Dec 2016 23:20:28 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=273135#comment-334512 Some comments, just wow. Hating on the poor and calling them drug addicts because they need Medicaid is really naive. We have had a shrinking middle class for decades and when we don't support having a stronger middle class we end up with more poor people who need assistance like Medicaid. On the issue of drug addicts, statistically speaking you have about the same percentages of people having addiction problems in every social status. The drug addicted idea that comes up in regard to Medicaid seems bigoted and really has no place in a discussion about Medicaid. All that being said, if you want your Insurance Premium cost to stay affordable, we need programs like Medicaid and a Public Option Insurance would be a good idea to cover the gap for people who don't qualify for Medicaid so they have a path for making more money without risking the loss of health insurance. When people are poor and don't have access to health care through some insurance, they end up not seeing a doctor, not staying healthy and they end in Emergency Rooms with bills they can't afford to pay all because they had no other choice. Guess how the hospitals cover the loss for the bills that don't get paid? They pass the cost onto everyone else which leads to higher premiums in regular health insurance. So you can pay pennies in taxes to support Medicaid and give the poor options other than going to the ER or you get to pay more dollars to your Insurance Provider for covering the cost of higher medical bills, higher copays and higher out of pocket expenses for yourself. One way or another all medical bills are going to get paid. If you want to get people off of Medicaid, then do things to strengthen the Middle Class and give people higher wages. Some comments, just wow. Hating on the poor and calling them drug addicts because they need Medicaid is really naive. We have had a shrinking middle class for decades and when we don’t support having a stronger middle class we end up with more poor people who need assistance like Medicaid.
On the issue of drug addicts, statistically speaking you have about the same percentages of people having addiction problems in every social status. The drug addicted idea that comes up in regard to Medicaid seems bigoted and really has no place in a discussion about Medicaid.
All that being said, if you want your Insurance Premium cost to stay affordable, we need programs like Medicaid and a Public Option Insurance would be a good idea to cover the gap for people who don’t qualify for Medicaid so they have a path for making more money without risking the loss of health insurance.
When people are poor and don’t have access to health care through some insurance, they end up not seeing a doctor, not staying healthy and they end in Emergency Rooms with bills they can’t afford to pay all because they had no other choice. Guess how the hospitals cover the loss for the bills that don’t get paid? They pass the cost onto everyone else which leads to higher premiums in regular health insurance.
So you can pay pennies in taxes to support Medicaid and give the poor options other than going to the ER or you get to pay more dollars to your Insurance Provider for covering the cost of higher medical bills, higher copays and higher out of pocket expenses for yourself.
One way or another all medical bills are going to get paid. If you want to get people off of Medicaid, then do things to strengthen the Middle Class and give people higher wages.

]]> By: molinoman http://www.northescambia.com/2016/12/negron-eyes-possible-medicaid-changes/comment-page-1#comment-334508 molinoman Tue, 27 Dec 2016 20:25:57 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=273135#comment-334508 Public healthcare is not the issue @fair. People abusing public healthcare which is generally attached to state welfare helping those who abuse the system. We need to stop being enablers for these drug addicts and those who skirt the system by having their Cadillac's in other families names in order to get full benefits or having multiple kids they barely take care of in order to get more money from the state. Removing public healthcare is not an answer, restructuring how individuals qualify is the answer. Making it so they go to work (those that are physically and mentally able), making it so they must carry insurance from their employers. Allowing more and better insurance companies to be competitive with their rates. Drug testing all who apply for benefits so profiling is not the issue, limiting benefits to a certain number of claimed children etc. Also, more accountability into where these individuals are spending their funds and the assets they are paying for. Lastly limiting benefits for immigrants. Try going to any other country in the world and applying for that countries benefits, it won't happen until you become a citizen. So we should limit benefits to those who are going through the process of becoming a US citizen and doing so within a given time frame. Public healthcare is not the issue @fair. People abusing public healthcare which is generally attached to state welfare helping those who abuse the system. We need to stop being enablers for these drug addicts and those who skirt the system by having their Cadillac’s in other families names in order to get full benefits or having multiple kids they barely take care of in order to get more money from the state. Removing public healthcare is not an answer, restructuring how individuals qualify is the answer. Making it so they go to work (those that are physically and mentally able), making it so they must carry insurance from their employers. Allowing more and better insurance companies to be competitive with their rates. Drug testing all who apply for benefits so profiling is not the issue, limiting benefits to a certain number of claimed children etc. Also, more accountability into where these individuals are spending their funds and the assets they are paying for. Lastly limiting benefits for immigrants. Try going to any other country in the world and applying for that countries benefits, it won’t happen until you become a citizen. So we should limit benefits to those who are going through the process of becoming a US citizen and doing so within a given time frame.

]]> By: fair http://www.northescambia.com/2016/12/negron-eyes-possible-medicaid-changes/comment-page-1#comment-334496 fair Tue, 27 Dec 2016 15:09:53 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=273135#comment-334496 Hope he cuts all public healthcare. Hope he cuts all public healthcare.

]]> By: jack in baker http://www.northescambia.com/2016/12/negron-eyes-possible-medicaid-changes/comment-page-1#comment-334482 jack in baker Tue, 27 Dec 2016 12:11:43 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=273135#comment-334482 I'm sure the plan will include cuts to healthcare for women. I’m sure the plan will include cuts to healthcare for women.

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