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6. there are 34 million able-bodied adults in our Medicaid program

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 11:52 AM

Jul 8

Unsurprisingly, he's full of shit.

Of those on Medicaid, 6.7 million are elderly, 29.3 million are children, and the remaining 37.2 million are working-age adults.

Of the working-age adults on Medicaid, 9.5 million are parents, 13.8 million are disabled, and 13.9 million are able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs).

https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2025/05/15/is-there-really-an-epidemic-of-workless-medicaid-recipients/

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