But few people seem to know that nearly two-thirds of<br />that spending is focused on older and disabled adults — primarily through spending on long-term care services such as nursing homes.<br />The American Health Care Act that passed the House<br />and is now being debated by the Senate would reduce spending on Medicaid by over $800 billion, the largest single reduction in a social insurance program in our nation’s history.<br />In some states, overall spending on older and disabled adults amounts to as much as three-quarters of Medicaid spending.<br />Medicaid is our nation’s largest safety net for low-income people, accounting for one-sixth of all health care spending in the United States.<br />Roughly one in three people now turning 65 will require nursing home care at some point during his or her life.<br />Many American voters think Medicaid is only for low-income adults<br />and their children — for people who aren’t “like them.” But Medicaid is not “somebody else’s” insurance.<br />You’re Probably Going to Need Medicaid -<br />By DAVID GRABOWSKI, JONATHAN GRUBER and VINCENT MORJUNE 13, 2017<br />Imagine your mother needs to move into a nursing home.<br />Many nursing homes would stop admitting Medicaid recipients<br />and those who don’t have enough assets to ensure that they won’t eventually end up on Medicaid.
