200,000 Kentuckians may lose health insurance by 2027

The Orange menace and his MAGAt henchmen in Congress pushed through the Big Bullshit Bill this past summer that took money that could have helped people and gave it to billionaires, a flailing Argentine economy and a vanity ballroom at the White House.

But if you are trying to fight an addiction, they have nothing for you. From the CJ:

For Kentuckians with substance use disorders (SUDs), the stakes are high. Amid an ongoing overdose epidemic that has hit our state exceptionally hard, House Resolution 1 will only thwart our ability to obtain lifesaving care by adding red tape to Medicaid and gutting the program which over 20% of adults with an SUD nationwide rely on for treatment access (KFF).

This summer, Congress passed H.R. 1 and signed it into law. Among its many provisions, the bill drastically cuts federal funding to Medicaid — the nation’s largest health care payer, including for addiction treatment — and mandates new work reporting requirements for those who gained coverage through Medicaid expansion.

The impact on Kentuckians will be severe, with an estimated 200,000 projected to lose health coverage in 2027 due to this law, including many young adults just beginning their life journeys, Kentucky Health News reports.

Republicans are saying “screw you,” to anyone fighting addiction, including their MAGAt supporters. In the last presidential election, 64 percent of Kentucky voters, an overwhelming figure, decided that a corrupt, rapist, pedophile felon was a better choice than a person who put corrupt, rapist, pedophile felons in jail.

Now, the MAGAt family members who put the Republican party in power will watch their loved ones die, because “he’s a straight shooter. He says what I’m thinking,” was the best reason they had to put a billionaire conman in the most powerful position in the world.

And no, MAGAts, don’t expect the GOP to help you with your inevitable funeral expenses.

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