Health

And the media mostly lets them get away with it. Over two-thirds of those on Medicaid have jobs. Many of the rest are caregivers to babies or elderly or disabled children or are disabled themselves. I think Walmart has changed some of its policies after a lot of negative attention, but they used to limit some employees to 30 hours a week to avoid paying benefits, including healthcare. With their low wages, such workers qualified for Medicaid in many states.

Some Medicaid recipients may be taking advantage of the program, but the overwhelming majority have a genuine need.