THIS is how we treat our Veterans?

1.6 million veterans are on Medicaid. That’s one of every ten veterans - the elderly, disabled and/or poorest of our veterans.

Half of those 1.6 million are disabled; they rely on Medicaid for home healthcare, nursing home care, their prescription drugs, medical equipment and much more.

About 7 of every 10 veterans on Medicaid are working; thanks to Republicans’ budget bill, the rest will have to prove they can’t work if they want to keep their Medicaid coverage.

4 million members of veterans’ families are on the Child Health Insurance Program (CHIP.)

Those two programs were drastically cut last July 4th…veterans and their families are going to suffer.

Unless they are 100% disabled - and can prove it - veterans will have to comply with Republicans’ work documentation requirements which are onerous, complicated, require reliable access to the internet and must be completed every month.

Nebraska veterans are already required to do so because the state jumped ahead of Federal requirements.

On top of semi-annual completion of Medicaid eligibility documents, there are monthly reporting requirements.

Here’s what veterans have to do…and remember they have to accurately and completely fill out all the forms, provide supporting documentation and ensure their employer, school, volunteer organization or training entity files the right paperwork.

Every month. Or they’ll lose coverage.

Demonstrate 80 hours per month of one or more of the following activities:

• Be the primary caregiverWork: Paid work, work in exchange for goods or services, or certain unpaid work (outside of “community service” as defined below).

• Participation in a work program: Certain federally or state recognized employment and training programs.

• Enrollment in an educational program: At least half-time enrollment in an institution of higher education, a career and technical education program, a high school, or a high school equivalency program.

• Community service: Unpaid work for community benefit that takes place within a structured program overseen by a public or nonprofit organization.

• A combination of these activities: Individuals may meet the 80-hour monthly requirement through any combination of the activities listed above.

What does this mean for you?

What kind of a country treats its veterans this way?