We had to pass ObamaCARE to see what’s in it. Apparently, no one saw the fact that under ObamaCARE through an expansion of Medicaid states can recoup the costs of Medicaid by seizing the property of deceased Medicaid recipients. ObamaCARE’s claim to fame so far as been jacking up the Medicaid rolls of people who can’t afford health insurance.
The Blaze:
With the vast expansion of who can enroll in Medicaid under Obamacare, that could mean significantly more property. Though The Washington Post called it “scary but improbable,” the newspaper reported there are people who are concerned about it and that the federal government has not rejected it out of hand.
Before the expansion, it was an option rarely used, so there’s little national data. But in Oregon, from July 2011 to June 2013, the state snatched $41 million in assets from about 8,900 people, the Post reported.
“If you’re receiving a public benefit and the state is trying to support you, you should give back if you are able,” Judy Mohr Peterson, Oregon’s Medicaid director, told the Post in explaining the reasoning.