Young men are ‘playing videogames all day’ instead of getting jobs because they can mooch off of free healthcare, claims congressman

This sounds sexist to me. 🤷‍♀️

Young men are ‘playing videogames all day’ instead of getting jobs because they can mooch off of free healthcare, claims congressman

More specifically, part of the plan is to implement work requirements for Medicaid eligibility—this is currently only a feature of the program in Georgia—and to justify adding this administrative hurdle for patients and states, Republicans are claiming that access to taxpayer-funded healthcare is causing young men to waste all their time playing videogames instead of working.

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What’s in Store for VA Disability Benefits with New Office of Management and Budget Chief?

What’s in Store for VA Disability Benefits with New Office of Management and Budget Chief?

Vought, confirmed Thursday in a 53-47 Senate vote, spearheaded a 2023 report by the Center for Renewing America think tank that called for reducing VA disability compensation for veterans who reach Social Security retirement age and eliminating unemployability benefits for these veterans as well.

The report also proposed cutting disability compensation to veterans with ratings lower than 30% and dropping disability compensation for veterans whose health conditions aren’t directly related to military duty.

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