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LOOMING MEDICAID CUTS PUT CARE FOR DISABLED AT RISK

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This storyWhat should Congress prioritize in Medicaid cuts?

  • Protect disabled care fully 0%
  • Cut admin costs only 0%
  • Means-test all recipients 0%
  • Reduce benefits gradually 0%

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This storyDisabled people are ~25% of Medicaid users. What share of costs do they drive?

  1. About 25%
  2. About 35%
  3. Nearly 45%
  4. Over 60%
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Nearly 45%

Medicaid covers ~62% of all U.S. nursing home residents!

Medicaid is the single largest payer of long-term care in America, covering over 7.7 million people with disabilities. Any major funding cuts could directly affect millions who have no other source of coverage for daily care.

This storyShould Congress protect Medicaid for disabled Americans?

  • Yes — fully, no cuts 0%
  • Yes, but reform waste first 0%
  • Only cut non-essential coverage 0%
  • No — cuts are necessary now 0%

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Medicaid covers nearly 60% of all U.S. nursing home residents.

As the largest funder of long-term disability care, Medicaid supports ~7.7 million Americans through home and community programs — making proposed federal cuts a direct threat to independent living.

Topic poll · all networksIn 2018, Iran sued the US at the ICJ over sanctions. What did the court order?

  1. Lift humanitarian sanctions
  2. Pay $50 billion in damages
  3. Freeze all US assets
  4. Dismiss Iran's case entirely
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Lift humanitarian sanctions

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