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Clues
about governors’ intentions for Medicaid expansion are beginning to seep out of
tight-lipped state capitals, and it may be the start of a deluge.
Most
have kept silent until now, waiting for the presidential election to determine
whether the Affordable Care Act — and its optional Medicaid expansion — would
survive. But President Barack Obama’s reelection, combined with looming budget
deadlines in all of the indecisive states, could force their hands.
Millions
of Americans’ access to health care is in the balance. Under the ACA, nearly
all adults earning under 138 percent of the federal poverty level would be
eligible for Medicaid in states that undertake the expansion. The early
estimates that the law would get 30 million or more uninsured Americans covered
were based on the assumption that all 50 states would expand their programs,
insuring 16 million additional people.
Already,
a handful of governors have indicated that they’ll use their state budget
process to make a decision about Medicaid.
Clues
about governors’ intentions for Medicaid expansion are beginning to
seep out of tight-lipped state capitals, and it may be the start of a
deluge.
Most have kept silent until now, waiting for the
presidential election to determine whether the Affordable Care Act — and
its optional Medicaid expansion — would survive. But President Barack
Obama’s reelection, combined with looming budget deadlines in all of the
indecisive states, could force their hands.
Read more:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83787.html#ixzz2CtBAKPmt
Clues
about governors’ intentions for Medicaid expansion are beginning to
seep out of tight-lipped state capitals, and it may be the start of a
deluge.
Most have kept silent until now, waiting for the
presidential election to determine whether the Affordable Care Act — and
its optional Medicaid expansion — would survive. But President Barack
Obama’s reelection, combined with looming budget deadlines in all of the
indecisive states, could force their hands.
Read more:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83787.html#ixzz2CtBAKPmt
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