On a serious note, one of the issues with this plan is that once a person on "expanded" medicaid (not those on disability or that truly need/deserve it) will lose their benefits once they achieve a status that disqualifies them, forever. For example, under the current law, if you receive $2000+ in any one month, then you are disqualified from receiving medicaid. But, basically, you can then re-apply when that money is gone and be accepted again under the qualifications for "expanded" medicaid.
Under the proposed system, once you are disqualified, you won't be able to come back under the qualifications for expanded medicaid.
On the surface, I think thats reasonable, but what's not reasonable are the terms that will disqualify you and ultimately terminate your insurance permanently.
For example, if you bust yours ass at a dead end job for one month and just happen to break $2000, or receive an inheritance of $2000 dollars in one month, it will disqualify you for that month, and then there is no recourse to get it back for the rest of the year/life.
If this plan were to go into effect, then it should loosen the qualifications and/or disqualifications. . . for example, rather than disqualifying a person for making $2000 in one month, disqualify them for making $2000 in 12 consecutive months, which would be above the poverty line. I think the current qualification for medicaid expansion is for those under 19k.
Hope that makes sense.