reimbursement level is too low. medicaid, as a program is a source of significant debate and really the question is can the beneficiaries be better served in a different program of coverage. a severely disabled 10-year-old could see payments for care limited starting in 2021. a 59-year-old man who works as an independent contractor, no longer eligible for premium subsidies, they would increase, a 32-year-old woman earning below the federal poverty level is eligible for subsidies but out of pocket is very high. look at just some statistics we know. one out of every child in the country is under medicaid.
when is the last time a actor assassinated a president. a major contention for the gop bill is medicaid. they say it is not a replacement for medicare. it cuts president trump specificly said he would not make when he was candidate trump. i will not cut social security like every other american. save medicaid, medicare, and security without cuts, have to do it. former senior aide for the department of health and human services and so is dr. natalie
azar. let me star with you, sir, the president and several lawmakers promised not to touch medicaid, what changed? i think the reality is that a lot of this, craig, is built on the need for entitlement reform and medicaid is an entitlement that is easier from a number s perspective to fix. i think a lot of republicans believe that it is not a particularly good program for beneficiaries and for quite some time have been seeking fundamental reform. that s how we got to this place. i think there are a number of academic studies that show that the outcome is not good. doctors are not taking the patients because the reim
signed up half a million people into expanded medicaid and the qualified health plans. this is not a budget killer, it s a positive budget impact if it is done right. thank you, governor. thank you, craig. up next, who do you trust more? president trump or the fired fbi direct director? there is a new poll out for where most of you seem to stand. also, the washington post uncovering the president s obsession with the russia probe. first, new details and some good news about the condition of congressman steve scalise. nbc news confirmed that the majority whip is now out of intensive care after being wounded in last week s shooting at a ball field in virginia. ready for some relief?
some calling the bill obama care in reverse. obama care light, or an attack on medicaid. at the end of the day, how will it affect you if it becomes law? we ll take a look at that right after this. okay. got it. rumor confirmed. they re playing. -what? -we gotta go. -where? -san francisco. -when? -friday. we gotta go. [ tires screech ] any airline. any hotel. any time. go where you want, when you want with no blackout dates. [ muffled music coming from club. blue monday by new order. cheers. ] how does it feel the travel rewards credit card from bank of america. it s travel, better connected. the travel rewards credit card from bank of america.