1. La Estrategia de Renombramiento Estatal y la Desinformación.
Existe una ignorancia generalizada entre los beneficiarios de Medicaid, ya que muchos estados han optado por renombrar el programa federal con nombres locales. Esta práctica, a menudo implementada para reducir el estigma asociado a la asistencia pública, ha generado confusión sobre quién está realmente cubierto y quién podría perder sus beneficios ante los recortes federales.
- Many do not realize that their state health care plans are funded through medicaid. Medicaids many different names may cause confusion about whos losing coverage.
- So many people, possibly including gop elected officials, dont know that the medicaid program in their state isnt actually called medicaid. It was given a cutesy name by each state using it , in part to lessen the stigma of being on medicaid.
- Most states medicaid programs are referred to by another name so that most people dont even realize theyre using the program.
- I guarantee huge numbers of people who are covered by medicaid through state programs that are not called medicaid have no idea theyre the same thing.
2. Ejemplos Comunes de Nombres Alternativos.
La falta de claridad sobre la identidad de Medicaid se compara a menudo con la confusión entre la Ley de Cuidado de Salud Asequible (ACA) y Obamacare. La diversidad de nombres estatales, como Medi-Cal en California o Soonercare en Oklahoma, impide que los ciudadanos conecten su seguro de salud local con el programa federal de Medicaid.
- Many people dont realize theyre on medicaid, because it goes by names like medi-cal in california, masshealth in massachusetts, soonercare in oklahoma, apple health in washington nj familycare in new jersey. Same program, different label.
- Its the old im on the aca not obamacare ignorance.
- Some people dont know they are on medicaid because its called something else. New jersey nj familycare oregon oregon health plan oklahoma soonercare tennessee tenncare washington washington apple health wisconsin badgercare.
- Medicaid is not called medicaid in many states. Precisely why people do not know its medicaid!! its- medical in ca ahccs in az soonercare in ok tenncare in tn star in tx. Health choice in il. People please pay attention.
3. Consecuencias Políticas y la Urgencia de la Comunicación.
La principal preocupación es que millones de personas no se darán cuenta de que los recortes a Medicaid afectarán su cobertura hasta que sea demasiado tarde. Los defensores y políticos demócratas están siendo instados a utilizar los nombres específicos de los programas estatales en su comunicación para asegurar que los votantes comprendan lo que está en juego.
- Most medicaid recipients likely have no idea that theyre about to lose their coverage because it has a different name in each state.
- Dems need to get a list of what medicaid coverage is called in every state and message using that for each state. Theres a lot of ignorance about what medicaid is in each state, ie. Apple care washington state, sooner care oklahoma, etc.
- Many people dont realize they are on medicaid because its not called medicaid in your state. Find out if your healthcare is medicaid because you will lose it in 2026 right after the election.
- The biggest problem seems to be that people dont realize they are on medicaid. Each state calls it something different. And, were trying.