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[–] 54 points 1 year ago (4 children)

It’s unthinkable that CMS would violate the trust of Medicaid enrollees in this way

Once again stolen medical records are being used for state oppression. In WWII, the Netherlands suffered 75% of their Jewish population killed - the highest of any country even Germany - because the invading Nazis made a beeline for the medical records archive where the government kept a meticulous track of all Dutch citizens. I never volunteer race or ethnicity on any such forms - there is no medical benefit, it can only come back to hurt you.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago*

    there is no medical benefit, it can only come back to hurt you.

    This is the modern day mantra of data. If it isn't fundamentally required, then don't give it. There's no "just 'cause" when it comes to collecting info. And once info is given, you have zero control over it, no matter how many pinky promises or guarantees of governance are given, it's immediately out of your control.

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  • [–] 25 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    That’s why France doesn’t have an ethnicity database and why t’s illegal to ask for it.

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (11 children)

    As not yankee, why is ethnicity even stored in that database??

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Race is somewhat relevant to medical care. I forget why?

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  • [–] 18 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It can be helpful to be able to track medical trends within an ethnic group, or to focus on certain diseases that only affect a specific group (e.g. sickle cell in the Black community). Unfortunately, that same data in the wrong hands becomes a problem.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (3 children)

    Straight answer:

    Shitlibs had to add means testing to all social programs and had to collect data saying xyz group was underserved and also had a data fetish.

    No of course this coukd never be abused; we made a law saying not to!

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  • [+] 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)
  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Exactly. You can't just go off of vibes or self-reporting.

    It sucks that the data needed to be collected at all, but it's not the fault of people who actually cared that fascists are now taking their work and using it to further fascism.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    They will be looking for POCs specifically

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    Holyfakamoly!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    ...the weak are very accessible...

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    [–] 25 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This is exactly the kind of shit why I've put "prefer not to say" on every field they let me for most my life

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  • [–] 30 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    And now you know why the Medicaid cuts only kick in later, to give time to the ICE Gestapo to round up as many recipients as possible before they get kicked out.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Nah, it's to blame democrats after they win seats in the midterms. It sets up the GOP for another presidential run.

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  • [+] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)
  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The cuts are not so easily rolled back as long as Trump has veto power.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    yeah no one is talking about this term.

    Yes they were; that is exactly what "after they win seats in the midterms" means.

    but you just have to look at bidens last term for your answer.

    Democrats were not a majority in the Senate at any point in Biden's term, and even if you lump the independents in with them that only gave them an extremely narrow margin.

    On top of that, they lost the House half-way through Biden's term.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Exactly, that's why the GOPs game plan has a chance of working. The GOP are very good at long term, strategic thinking. Look at all the damage they've done through slowly gerrymandering and through all the grooming of judges through the Federalist Society. The DNC has never thought long term like that.

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  • [+] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'm not making any assertions. I'm making observations.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago

    Scary time to be transgender as well, no matter your race...

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)