Medicaid debate heating up in northern Michigan

Excerpt from: Up North Live (click for full article)

 

State leaders are debating whether or not they should expand Medicaid coverage in the state of Michigan.

The Michigan Hospital Association reports there are more than one million people without health insurance in the state.

If Michigan’s legislature decides to expand Medicaid, they said that number could nearly be cut in half. Medicaid expansion is a key component of President Barack Obama's new health care plan.

Opponents, like Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, dislike the idea of supporting bigger government involvement.

“The legislature has major reservations about expanding government activity in the healthcare market," Schuette said. "So I support and appreciate their restraint in not expanding government participation in healthcare.”