每日社评 0322 白卡Medicaid 医疗将面临极大挑战

白卡Medicaid 医疗将面临极大挑战

白卡是一个联邦政府和州政府共同合作计划，為收入有限的某些人士补助他们的医疗费用，享受者可能会得到医疗保险未承保或仅部份承保之服务,例如养老院护理,个人护理，医疗服务运输,家庭和社区服务以及牙科，视力及听力服务，白卡可以得到医生门诊,住院,心理保健等多种免费服务。

川普政府為了撙节联邦政府之预算,正準备对白卡服务删减预算，尤其是对许多公立贫民医院补助进行大幅度之减少，这将是对贫民福利之大挑战。

多年来华亚裔年长者多半持有白卡，享受许多住房医疗及老人免费午餐之优惠待遇，可以预见之未来必然会受到影响。

近年来美赤字严重，川普总统正在以非常之手段企图平衡行动预算，首先必然会向享受政府福利的人开刀。

Medicaid Will Face Great Challenges

Medicaid is a joint program between the federal and state governments that subsidizes eligible people with limit income 

for all their medical expenses. Those people may receive such assistance as nursing home care, transportation service, dental care, vision care, metal health care, and more.

In order to save the federal budget, the Trump administration is preparing to cut the cost on so called "White Cards," especially with drastic reductions in subsidies for many public hospitals, which will be a major challenge to the welfare of the poor.

Over the years, a majority of Asian Chinese seniors have become White-Card holders and have received many benefits including preferential treatment for housing, medical and free lunch service. It is foreseeable that they will be affected in the future.