Yet another out-of-touch Republican spins losing Medicaid as a good thing

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma appeared on CNBC Thursday to tell everybody to stop being so dramatic about millions of Americans potentially losing their health insurance if President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” passes into law.

“People are screaming and saying, ‘Hey it’s kicking people off Medicaid.’ It's not kicking people off Medicaid. It's transitioning from Medicaid to employer-provided health care. So, yes, we've got 10 million people that are not going to be on Medicaid, but they then are going to be on employer-provided health care,” he said.

Lankford’s vision of universal “employer-provided” health care is a fantasy. The bill’s harsher work requirements are estimated to result in more than 8 million people losing Medicaid—many of whom are low-income, middle-aged women who care for disabled and senior family members.

As for private-sector insurance, the odds are not in your favor unless you can work full time for a company that offers good benefits. But even then, you’ll need to make it into the top 5% of earners to avoid health insurance premiums eating a huge chunk of your wages. And if you work for a small business, your chance of having access to full benefits is a coin toss.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/6/5/2326154/-Yet-another-out-of-touch-Republican-spins-losing-Medicaid-as-a-good-thing

[DURHAM D]

1. He doesn't just look stupid...

he is stupid.

[sakabatou]

2. And those who can't find work or in-between jobs? Are they fucked, senator?

[JBTaurus83]

3. ah yes

and if you are "lucky" enough to get on an employer plan, someone making $15/hr can have the joy of bi-weekly contributions, $2,500-$5,000 deductibles and co-pays out the ass.

[Midnight Writer]

4. Couple across the street. She is a waitress at the local greasy spoon. He works for a trash hauler.

Neither of these jobs provide insurance. They also do not pay enough for them to buy private insurance.

She has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

Fuck you, Lankford, and fuck all the other Republicans that think it is more important for the filthy rich to get even more tax cuts than it is to give even the most basic benefits to our suffering working folks.

[Ping Tung]

5. The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants. Albert Camus

[rurallib]

6. Does Walmart still use medicaid as their health insurance?

Hey, Lankford, lean on Wally to pay their fair share.

[elocs]

7. Yeah, private employers are all fired up about providing healthcare.

I am a poor, retired senior who has dual care coverage with both Medicare and Medicaid.
I am on the verge of needing cataract surgery and I'll tell the doctor that if needed I should get it this year because I don't know if I could next year.

[GiqueCee]

8. And yet again...

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... the question arises: these people are given gold-plated health care – at NO expense to themselves – but WE who pay for their gold-plated health care do not deserve to enjoy the same benefits. Maybe it's because, as the good doctor Oz recently reminded us, we haven't proven that we even matter. How's that for a sociopathic response?
Well, the scum on the Dark Side of the Aisle sure as fuck haven't proven that they're worth anything.