Medicaid Expansion Draws Mixed Reaction From States
JUL 03, 2012
In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling making the law's Medicaid expansion optional, some state officials say they will opt out because they cannot afford even 10 percent of the program's costs. Others, though, are moving forward.
Kaiser Health News: States Balk At Expanding Medicaid
Hours after the Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's health law on Thursday, but made its Medicaid expansion optional, senior White House officials were asked by a reporter how they would entice states to participate.
Opting out of Medicaid would cut the federal $$ and the federal strings opening the door to Obamacare. Win - Win for the states and for the people and YES shrinks federal government too!
