A Republican state lawmaker in Arkansas, who was injured in a drunk driving accident, and relied on Medicaid to cover most of the one million dollars in medical expenses he incurred, is denying Medicaid to others. Arkansas Representative Josh Miller was paralyzed in a car accident 11 years ago. He and a friend were fortified with alcohol and decided to go for a drive. He was apparently so intoxicated that he does not recall which one of them was driving, but the pickup they were in drove off a ravine. Miller survived, but he suffered a broken neck and paralysis.
Fortunately, the extensive trauma care, rehabilitation and daily personal care assistance he needed was covered by Medicaid. Now the lawmaker, age 33, is paying it forward. Well, actually no he is not. Instead, the Republican is voting to deny Medicaid access to many fellow Arkansans under the premise that it is a handout that they do not deserve.
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