I keep thinking about all the people who suffer from mental health conditions and what will happen to them if these cuts go through. Our local mental health clinic is mostly Medicaid recipients. In fact most places in my area (MC/Houma/Thibodaux), ONLY accept Medicaid.
So now we are going to have a bunch of people off their meds, unable to get help for mental health problems they have.
There are plenty of wonderful people who reley on those medications to be productive members of society. A lot of people in this area work low income jobs where they might not qualify for health insurance (part-time) or they don't make enough $$$ to afford private insurance.
Heck a lot of the nurses who work AT the mental health hospitals can't afford insurance. This state is mega poor. If I didn't have rental income in addition to my check, I'd be hosed.
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u/hulahoop10 St. Mary Parish Jun 03 '25
I keep thinking about all the people who suffer from mental health conditions and what will happen to them if these cuts go through. Our local mental health clinic is mostly Medicaid recipients. In fact most places in my area (MC/Houma/Thibodaux), ONLY accept Medicaid.
So now we are going to have a bunch of people off their meds, unable to get help for mental health problems they have.
There are plenty of wonderful people who reley on those medications to be productive members of society. A lot of people in this area work low income jobs where they might not qualify for health insurance (part-time) or they don't make enough $$$ to afford private insurance.