Kellyanne Conway Strikes Again: A Nasty, Arrogant, Pitiful, Awful Person

P.S. Ms. Conway and the same goes for you 

Conway is a moron and should be fired or publicly drummed out of DC – and forever (see her remarks in video below).

Background on Medicaid: Excellent rundown on Medicaid here from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF).

This key part offsets the stupid, arrogant Conway and her remarks seen in the video (my emphasis):

The video is here (about 1-minute) from CNBC.

In designing the ACA, expanding Medicaid was determined to be the most efficient and cost effective way to extend coverage to very poor adults. Medicaid has an existing role for the low-income population.

For Ms. Conway: Low-income means “working” people you dumb shit.

Also for Ms. Conway and other morons like her: Facts, Ms. Conway and BTW: NOT ALTERNATIVE FACTS, EITHER.

BTW: How many of these people can get a job? Um…

Here are five groups that would bear the brunt of Trump/McConnell/Ryan proposed Medicaid cuts from Think Progress:

Seniors: Medicaid is often the last resort for families struggling to pay for long-term care for parents and other loved ones. It provides essential financial support to help people age in place as well as for people who need to turn to nursing facilities. In fact, nearly two-thirds of people in nursing homes rely primarily on Medicaid. Trump’s plan to slash Medicaid would leave families and their loved ones facing huge bills and impossible choices.

Children: Nearly 35 million children get their health care through Medicaid or the associated Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Without this coverage, these children would be unable to afford basic care like going to a doctor when they’re sick or getting their teeth and eyes regularly checked.

The benefits of Medicaid to family and child well being are undeniable. With stable access to Medicaid coverage, children have a greater chance of growing up healthy, resulting in more productive days free from illness or injury.

Children with Medicaid coverage tend to do better in school and have higher high school and college graduation rates, compared to children who’ve been left uninsured. This early investment leads to better paying jobs in adulthood, allowing them to provide for their own families — which means that Trump’s plan to cut Medicaid would hurt children not only now, but also in the future.

People with disabilities: In 2011, Medicaid provided essential services to more than 10 million people with disabilities to help them stay healthy and thrive. More than half of Medicaid funding for people with disabilities goes to home- or community-based services, providing critical support not only for people with disabilities but their caregivers as well.

Cuts (or reduced spending as the GOP loves to say and not say CUT) to Medicaid that Trump/McConnell/Ryan are proposing and hoping for would “enable state officials to kick disabled adults and children out of life-preserving services,” which may mean that Americans with disabilities “effectively lack any rights to support services under federal law.”

Families: Families who have health coverage through Medicaid are less likely to experience financial hardships like increased debt because of an unexpected medical crisis. Having affordable, quality coverage through Medicaid helps reduces the stress that too many struggling families and particularly families of color that deal with and at dangerous levels. Stress is a leading silent killer in American society that triggers diabetes, heart disease, stroke, accelerated aging, and even early death. By ensuring that coverage is and will be there when they need it, Medicaid provides families with crucial supports that allow them to focus more on making their family thrive. Trump’s planned cuts to Medicaid pose a dangerous threat to the families who can least afford to experience such a setback.

Women: Nearly 17 million women (ages of 19 and 64) rely on Medicaid for essential health services, including reproductive care. In addition to providing this critical health care, Medicaid also enhances economic security and mobility for women and their children by reducing the likelihood that a medical crisis will lead to debt or bankruptcy and allow easier chances to enter labor market or change jobs.

Finally, and again, what a pitiful, pitiful person Conway is and those who think like her are. Believe me, there are plenty cut from that Conway cloth. Sadly, this also speaks directly to the awful and pitiful White House we have today, too. So, never mind, I guess?