The Leviticus 25 Plan Prescription for America, Part 7: Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security

Medicaid – As of June 2023 92,614,205 individuals were enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP in the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

KFF – Medicaid Financing:  Medicaid spending (not including administrative costs) totaled $728 billion in federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 (Figure 1).

Medicaid/CHIP Recapture – Each U.S. citizen participating in The Plan will receive a $30,000 deposit, funded through a Federal Reserve-based Citizens Credit Facility, into a personal Medical Savings Account (MSA).

The Leviticus 25 Plan assumes 80% participation by Medicaid / CHIP enrollees.

Within this comprehensive economic plan, The U.S. Health Care Freedom Plan provides Medical Savings Account (MSA) funding of $30,000 to cover the $6,000 deductible for Medicaid and CHIP eligible primary care events and select out-patient care services – primarily related to routine medical appointments, Medicaid prescription events, disease state monitoring clinics, and other desired primary care services.

Using a conservative estimate of 90.5 million for 2023, with a projected annual growth rate of 2%:

2023:  90.5 million

2024:  92.3 million

2025:  94.1 million

2026:  96.0 million

2027: 97.9 million

2028:  99.8 million

Total:  480.1 million receiving benefits 2024-2028

Average annual enrollment (2024-2028): 96.0 million

96.0 million X .8 = 76.8 million X $6,000/year X 5 years = $2.304 trillion

Total Medicaid/CHIP recapture during the 5-year target period (2024-2028):  $2.304 trillion 

Significant additional benefits would accrue to states through reductions in Medicaid / CHIP outlays.

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Medicare – As of March 2023, there were 65,748,297 people enrolled in Medicare,

Medicare Advocacy reported, Apr 6, 2023, that “the Medicare Trustees released their annual report on the financial status of Medicare’s trust funds, projecting that the Hospital Insurance (HI) trust fund will be partially depleted and able to pay only 89% of benefits in 2031. This projected date is three years later than in last year’s report.

Medicare Recapture – Each U.S. citizen participating in The Plan will receive a $30,000 deposit, funded through a Federal Reserve-based Citizens Credit Facility, into a personal Medical Savings Account (MSA).

The Leviticus 25 Plan assumes 80% participation by Medicare enrollees.

Within this comprehensive economic plan, The U.S. Health Care Freedom Plan provides Medical Savings Account (MSA) funding of $30,000 to cover the $6,000 deductible for Medicare-eligible primary care events and select out-patient services – primarily related to routine medical appointments, Medicare Part D prescription events, disease state monitoring clinics, and other desired primary care services.

There were 65.748 million Americans enrolled in Medicare as of Mar 2023.  Conservative growth projected at 4.0% annually through 2030.    

For the 5-year target period (2024 – 2028)

2023:  65.75 X .8 X $6,000 = $315,600,000

2024:  68.38 X .8 X $6,000 = $328,224,000

2025:  71.12 X .8 X $6,000 = $341,376,000

2026: 73.96 X .8 X $6,000 = $355,008,000

2027:  76.92 X .8 X $6,000 = $369,216,000

2028:  79.99 X .8 X $6,000 = $383,985,000

Total Medicare recapture during the 5-year target period (2024-2028):  $1.778 trillion 

Note:  Medicare Part D prescription events per year: 1.8 billion.  An 80% participation rate would result in 1.44 billion prescriptions being paid for directly with an MSA debit card. Star ratings for pharmacies would cease to be a burdening factor for these prescription events. Low income subsidies for Part D plans would also undergo a significant reduction in outlays.

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Social Security – The Social Security trust funds, relied on by approximately 67 million American beneficiaries, are scheduled to be depleted in 2034 ,

The Social Security trust funds are comprised of two financial accounts in the U.S. Treasury.  The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund pays retirement and survivors benefits; the Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Fund pays disability benefits.

The Leviticus 25 Plan, which specifies that participants will not be eligible for SSDI benefits, will save the Social Security Administration $665 billion over the first five years of activation (2024-2028).  The Plan assumes 80% participation.

Number, average, and total monthly benefits, December 2022: 

8,741,000 recipients; Total annual SSDI payments, December 2022: ~$142.248 billion.

SSDI received an 8.7% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2023.  This projection assumes a conservative 2% growth per year for 2024-2028.

2023:  $154.623 billion (includes 2023 8.7% COLA)

2024:  $159.715 billion

2025:  $162.909 billion

2026:  $166.169 billion

2027:  $169.492 billion

2028:  $172.881 billion

Total:  $831.166 billion / Average per year: $166.233 billion

Total for 5-year target period 2024-2028:

Plan assumes 80% participation – recapture:  $831.166 billion X 0.8 = $664.933 billion

The Leviticus 25 Plan will also boost the number of Americans working and paying into the Social Security trust funds and provide significant strides toward solvency over the coming two decades.

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The Leviticus 25 Plan is a dynamic economic initiative providing direct liquidity benefits for American families, while at the same time scaling back the role of government in managing and controlling the affairs of citizens.  It is a comprehensive plan with long-term economic and social benefits for citizens and government.

The inspiration for this plan is based upon Biblical principles set forth in the Book of Leviticus, principles tendering direct economic liberties to the people.

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October 2023 quote:  “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.”  – Buckminster Fuller

The Leviticus 25 Plan Prescription for America, Part 6: Teacher Pay, Student Loans

Improving teacher pay and compensation, for both public and private school teachers, is a critically important goal for school districts across America for attracting and retaining dedicated, top notch teachers within the profession – and providing the best resources for high achievement by America’s school children.

At the same time, all working Americans – military, law enforcement, medical / healthcare, maintenance workers, construction, fire and rescue, service workers – are deserving of an opportunity, a comprehensive initiative, to strengthen their families’ financial status and relieve the burden of government control over their daily lives.

The Leviticus 25 Plan provides the perfect opportunity to reward all hard-working, tax-paying Americans with far greater financial benefits and than is possible by taxing one segment of the population base to increase the compensation of another.

The Leviticus 25 Plan would provide for massive elimination of vast tracts of household debt (home mortgages, home equity loans, auto loans, student loans, and credit cards) and installment debt – with positive benefits that would last for decades.

According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, “Total household debt rose by $16 billion to reach $17.06 trillion in the second quarter of 2023, according to the latest Quarterly Report on Household Debt ..”

Trillions of dollars would cease flowing to banks each year for debt service, and instead be retained by working U.S. citizens and their families. The benefits would be incalculable.

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The Leviticus 25 Plan would also provide a powerful mechanism for student loan debt elimination that would equally benefit the millions of college graduates across America who have previously paid back their student loans.

LendingTree.com reports: “Americans own $1.77 trillion in federal and private student loan debt as of the second quarter of 2023. That’s up 1.25% from the second quarter of 2022. $128.77 billion of that total through March 31, 2023, is private student loan debt.”

According to Education Data Initiative, “The average federal student loan debt is $37,338 per borrower. Private student loan debt averages $54,921 per borrower. The average student borrows over $30,000 to pursue a bachelor’s degree.”

The Leviticus 25 Plan is a dynamic economic initiative providing direct liquidity benefits for American families, while at the same time scaling back the role of government in managing and controlling the affairs of citizens.  It is a comprehensive plan with long-term economic and social benefits for citizens and government.

The inspiration for this plan is based upon Biblical principles set forth in the Book of Leviticus, principles tendering direct economic liberties to the people.

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The Leviticus 25 Plan Prescription for America, Part 5: Labor Force, Productivity

U.S. Government social welfare and income security programs typically penalize people by reducing benefits for earnings above the prescribed limits.

Government child care programs also provide higher benefits for single parent households, thereby disincentivizing marriage.

While the US Labor Force Participation Rate has been slowly rising over the past three years, it remains below the long-term average.

Source: YCharts

The U.S. economic system needs policies that positively incentivize work and productivity.

The Leviticus 25 Plan would benefit millions of American families by providing a major upgrade in financial security (massive debt elimination, positive savings/investments, improved health care access) while opening up additional work opportunities with higher income potential.

The Leviticus 25 Plan would positively encourage millions of additional able-bodied workers to be gainfully employed in the work force, filling millions of job openings across the U.S. – strengthening the economic system.

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The Leviticus 25 Plan Prescription for America, Part 4: Poverty

America needs a powerful new plan to give people a helping hand up out of poverty, rather than continuing to simply feed and perpetuate it.

Current social welfare and entitlement programs perversely reward single-parent households (better benefits) and disincentivize work. They are riddled with fraud, abuse, and improper payments. And they are disproportionately feeding America’s snowballing annual federal deficits.

Washington Democrats and Republicans have no concrete plan to change any of this.

Main Street America Republicans do have a plan….

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Government expenditures on poverty programs have skyrocketed over the past three years.

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The Surprising Poverty Levels Across the U.S.

Oct 3, 2023 – Excerpts:

While low-income households struggled disproportionately, the average American household took hits as well. Median household income adjusted for inflation fell 2.3% last year to $74,580, The fastest rising inflation rate since 1981 dominated the gains of increased employment and rising wages.

California, Florida, and Mississippi have the highest poverty rates of any state

New York and Texas follow close behind

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Main Street America Republicans have the plan to get America back on course toward a prosperous future.

The Leviticus 25 Plan will free millions of American families who wish to be free from dependence on federal and state subsistence programs, and free from government control over their daily lives.

It will re-incentivize work, and reward traditional two-parent families. It will provide a significant clean-up of the social program fraud and abuse, and improper payments.

The Leviticus 25 Plan will generate $619.5 billion federal budget surpluses each of its first five years of activation (2024-2028) – and enormously benefit state and local government budget-balancing.

The Leviticus 25 Plan is a dynamic economic initiative providing direct liquidity benefits for American families, while at the same time scaling back the role of government in managing and controlling the affairs of citizens.  It is a comprehensive plan with long-term economic and social benefits for citizens and government.

The inspiration for this plan is based upon Biblical principles set forth in the Book of Leviticus, principles tendering direct economic liberties to the people.

The Leviticus 25 Plan – An Economic Acceleration Plan for America

$90,000 per U.S. citizen – Leviticus 25 Plan 2023 (7415 downloads)