Andy Biggs wants to move Medicaid recipients to Obamacare -- which he's trying to repeal

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Raw Story

May 13, 2025 11:56AM ET


Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ), a candidate for governor in Arizona, suggested moving Medicaid recipients to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — or Obamacare — after trying to repeal the law.

During an appearance on the War Room podcast, host Steve Bannon told Biggs that many of President Donald Trump's supporters were on Medicaid. "I mean, in Arizona, I think there's a ton of MAGA that are kind of working class that the way they make it meet is they're using Medicaid to have babies and to meet medical," Bannon said. "Because Medicaid is not this is urban, you know, legend anymore. It's actually out there."

"We have a population of 7 million in Arizona. There's more than 2 million people that are on what's called Medicaid," Biggs acknowledged. "And that means for every man, woman, and child in Arizona, we allocate essentially $3,000."

"And the other thing is, there's, if folks were on the expansion population and they're capable of working, they're also capable of getting on the ACA's silver plan, the lowest plan," he continued. "And so they're not going to be without care. The question is, how are you going to fund that care?"

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[area51]

1. Outrageous.

The ACA has unaffordable deductibles, and Medicaid will pay for a nursing home & more.

[wolfie001]

3. I had to go on the ACA for 15 months while waiting for Medicare

Thankfully, nothing happened. Deductible was $9500 before I started with the $80/$20 "benefit?" I figured it was just for a super-duper emergency situation. Everything else had to wait. I did have a great pharmacy benefit however. Almost free. I live in Maryland.

[wolfie001]

2. republican Party is a Crime Syndicate

[ninjanurse]

4. Work Requirement

In my job as a case manager I visited a young woman on Medicaid, she was in tears with worry that she would have to find a job fast. She had 2 autistic sons in grade school. Where do you find a job with transportation and flexible scheduling so you can be home when the kids get out of school or available if one of them needs you? That won’t put you over income for Medicaid?
I would vote for my state to set up a program that provides access to work and job training, but telling people ‘get a job or else’ is just cruel. Not to mention, my mother wasn’t going to jump out of her nursing home bed and apply at Walmart. Also, a lot of people on Medicaid are already working, just under income.

[republianmushroom]

5. The back door approach to elimination medicaid.