Comment by trollbridge
6 days ago
Note that a freshly laid off person will usually qualify for generous Medicaid benefits, including in WA state.
6 days ago
Note that a freshly laid off person will usually qualify for generous Medicaid benefits, including in WA state.
What does 'usually' mean? In my experience 'usually' has never worked in my favor. Say it does, does it kick in immediately? What do they have to do to switch over providers? Does all currently being coveraged treatment just move over to being covered by Medicaid automatically or will they need re-approvals?
If you are saying they are covered either way, why not just have consistent healthcare coverage for them and for everyone, all the time?
In my state it would kick in immediately. You would report your current income, which is now $0 since you just lost your job.
Virtually every provider in my state is in-network for the various Medicaid options to choose from, so you would not need to "switch over providers". It's usually better than private insurance.
As far as "why not just have consistent healthcare coverage for them and for everyone, all the time", because it would be very expensive to do so? Medicaid covers poorer Americans (including people who just lost their jobs), not the entire population.