The governors office and a disability rights group in Ohio are rejecting Vice President Mike Pence s false claim about Medicaid benefits for the states disabled citizens.
Pence was making the case for Senate Republicans Obamacare repeal efforts during remarks at a Friday gathering of the National Governors Association in Rhode Island. Defending the newest version of the Senate Republican health care bill, which includes massive cuts to Medicaid funding, Pence said Obamacares expansion of the program had resulted in far too many able-bodied adults on Medicaid, specifically calling out Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R).
I know Gov. Kasich isnt with us, but I suspect that hes very troubled to know that in Ohio alone, nearly 60,000 disabled citizens are stuck on waiting lists, leaving them without the care they need for months or even years, Pence said.
Kasich spokesman Jon Keeling first responded to the remark with a Friday tweet saying, thats what we call #fakenews, later telling The Washington Post the assertion is not accurate.
Keeling said theres zero connection between those asking for support services and Medicaid expansion, according to The Columbus Dispatch .
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In fact, after we expanded, the governor signed into law the largest investment in the system for the developmentally disabled in the history of the program $286 million. To say Medicaid expansion had a negative impact on the (developmental disabilities) system is false, as it is just the opposite of what actually happened.
Health care advocates have also rejected Pences claim.
Ohio Disability Rights executive director Michael Kirkman told HuffPosts Jonathan Cohn that there is no question the Affordable Care Acts Medicaid expansion has been an overall positive for people with disabilities and their families in Ohio.
Did ACA hurt people w/disabilties in Ohio, as @VP said yesterday?
I asked Michael Kirkman @DisabilityRtsOH -- here's what he said: pic.twitter.com/wcW0fR4a0W
Did ACA hurt people w/disabilties in Ohio, as @VP said yesterday?
Jonathan Cohn (@CitizenCohn) July 15, 2017
I asked Michael Kirkman @DisabilityRtsOH -- here's what he said: pic.twitter.com/wcW0fR4a0W
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And Medicaid officials told the Dispatch that theres no truth to Pences claim that Medicaid recipients in the state are being put ahead of 60,000 disabled Ohioans who rely on Medicaid but are currently on a waiting list.
Kasich on Friday called the latest version of the Senate Republican health care bill unacceptable, criticizing the plan for its too deep cuts to Medicaid.
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While there are some provisional changes in the latest version of the Senate health care bill, it is largely the same as the old one : the Medicaid program still stands to lose millions of dollars in funding, and those with pre-existing conditions will suffer weakened protections, should it pass. Organizations representing U.S. insurance agencies have lambasted the bill as simply unworkable, saying premiums would skyrocket for citizens with pre-existing conditions.
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