Trigg
09-11-2013, 11:38 AM
A new report has came out that states almost half of US births are paid for my medicaid. This is pathetic!! At the hospital where I work I've noticed that a large percentage of people in their 20's are on medicaid, especially if they are coming in pregnant. I just want to shake them. IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD A CHILD DON'T HAVE ONE.
According (http://www.medicaldaily.com/nearly-half-us-births-already-covered-medicaid-255978) to researchers from the George Washington University (GWU) School of Public Health, in 2010, almost half of all births in the United States were paid for by Medicaid, and that rate is only going to go up. Medicaid was responsible for 48% of the 3.8 million births in 2010, an increase of 90,000 births from 2008, which was an 8% increase during that period.
In New York City (http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/ms/bimt-medicaid-coverage.pdf) in 2009, 76% of Hispanic births were covered by Medicaid, 70% of births in the black community were covered, and 31% of whites. http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/09/08/Almost-Half-of-U-S-Births-Covered-by-Medicaid
According (http://www.medicaldaily.com/nearly-half-us-births-already-covered-medicaid-255978) to researchers from the George Washington University (GWU) School of Public Health, in 2010, almost half of all births in the United States were paid for by Medicaid, and that rate is only going to go up. Medicaid was responsible for 48% of the 3.8 million births in 2010, an increase of 90,000 births from 2008, which was an 8% increase during that period.
In New York City (http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/downloads/pdf/ms/bimt-medicaid-coverage.pdf) in 2009, 76% of Hispanic births were covered by Medicaid, 70% of births in the black community were covered, and 31% of whites. http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/09/08/Almost-Half-of-U-S-Births-Covered-by-Medicaid