Comments for Stan Greenberg Appears to be Confused About the Effects of Conservative Block Grant Schemes at http://www.cepr.net , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.cepr.net Sat, 18 May 2013 18:59:39 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/cepr-blog/stan-greenberg-is-really-confused-about-welfare-reform#comment-12062 @ Jill- Sorry, your point is factually incorrect. The single parents that were "forced to take dead-end minimum wage jobs" would have been eligible for Medicaid had they been on AFDC. For that population (recipients of AFDC), the loss of the cash grant had no impact on their eligibility for Medicaid. Medicaid enrollemnt increased, in part, because of eligibility changes for the higher income workers. - Marc Wed, 12 Oct 2011 04:51:30 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/cepr-blog/stan-greenberg-is-really-confused-about-welfare-reform#comment-12047 The reason Medicaid rolls are so high [u]is a result [/u]of welfare reform. Single parents forced to take dead-end, minimum wage jobs and their children have, since 1997, had no option other than to sign up for Medicaid and other supports. The shell game played by welfare reform was not that there were less people "dependent" on welfare but that the costs of people being able to meed their most basic needs was transferred to Medicaid and other assistance programs. I agree without, Clinton f**ked up, royal! - Jill Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:01:10 +0100