Medicaid Expansion

Tea Party Activist Sues Beshear Over Medicaid Expansion

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:00:00 GMT

Source: wfpl.org --- Sunday, May 19, 2013
Tea party activist David Adams is again suing Gov. Steve Beshear . This time it's over the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare. The lawsuit aims at stopping Beshear from expanding Medicaid in Kentucky. ...

Kasich's Medicaid expansion would help Ohio's veterans: Thomas Moe and Victor Wilson

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:00:00 GMT

Source: www.cleveland.com --- Sunday, May 19, 2013
If approved by the Ohio General Assembly, the Medicaid Expansion plan presented by Gov. John Kasich would bring health care to approximately 26,000 military veterans living in Ohio, along with 12,500 of their family members, write Thomas Moe and Victor Wilson. ...

Medicaid expansion right for community

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:28:00 GMT

Source: thetimesherald.com --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
Michigan legislators face an important decision. Expanding Medicaid will make basic, cost-effective health care available to those who otherwise would go without it. ...

Medicaid Expansion

Sun, 19 May 2013 00:42:32 GMT

Source: phoenixteaparty.ning.com --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
http://azcapitoltimes... It sounds like Speaker Tobin can be bought. Our state cannot afford to expand Medicaid. It might work in the short term (which will allow Governor Brewer to leave office looking good), but in the long run it will only give the federal government an excuse to raise our taxes again. Medicaid Expansion in Arizona: Impact and Cost to Taxpayers http://www.heritage.o... Studies Show: Medicaid Patients Have Worse Access and Outcomes than the Privately Insured http://www.heritage.o... Medicaid Expansion: Been there, done that http://americansforpr... ...

Letters to the editor on Medicaid expansion, Southeast High, water solutions, Obamacare, bicyclists, needs vs. wants, confusing books

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:24:55 GMT

Source: www.kansas.com --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
Kansas needs to expand Medicaid The gigantic 518-person jump to 2,251 homeless children attending Wichita public schools (May 7 Eagle) leads me to aggressively push the Expansion of Medicaid in Kansas. An Expansion of Medicaid would provide much-needed health care insurance to about 150,000 additional low-income Kansans, with 75,000 more receiving access to dental care. In addition, a study by the Kansas Hospital Association found an Expansion of Medicaid would create 4,000 jobs and add more than $3 billion to our Kansas economy over the next seven years. What’s more, KHA projected a net savings of $82 million from 2014 to 2020, as our federal government picks up 100 percent of the expanded Medicaid costs during the first three years and a vast majority of the costs after that. Read more ...

Senate Lawmakers Quiet On Medicaid Expansion; Studies Mixed On Benefits, Outcomes

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:19:08 GMT

Source: www.gongwer-oh.com --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
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Hope for Medicaid expansion in MichiganÂ fades

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:34:48 GMT

Source: www.dailykos.com --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
Gov. Rick Snyder Michigan's Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, like his counterpart in Florida, Rick Scott, wants Medicaid Expansion for his state. For these Republican governors, whose primary job is to create a balanced budget for the state, the Medicaid money available under Obamcare is a gift. For Republican legislators, it's all about tea party politics. In Michigan, politics is winning . The state Senate passed the Department of Community Health budget on a 20-18 vote without the Medicaid Expansion. It also killed an amendment offered by Sen. Vincent Gregory, D-Southfield, that would have added the Expansion back into the budget. [...] Snyder had proposed expanding the Medicaid program to residents who fall within 133% of the federal poverty level. The program would be paid for 100% by the federal government through 2017, and then begin to ratchet down until it hits 90% federal contribution in 2020. Republicans have resisted the Expansion, wary of the Affordable Care Act and the federal governmentâs promise to fund the Expansion. The state House is working on a budget that would take the Expansion, but would cap benefits after four years, which would require a waiver from the federal government. If the House were to pass their budget, there are two hurdles for the Expansion: reconciling the bill with the Senate, which doesn't want it, and getting the federal waiver. In the meantime, the 470,000 low-income Michigan residents who ...

J.C. Scott: Az Senate budget includes Medicaid expansion

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:23:30 GMT

Source: www.tucsonsentinel.com --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
Interviews with Rep. Bruce Wheeler D-LD28, Sen. Linda Lopez D-LD2, Sen. Steve Farley D-LD9, Ben Buehler-Garcia Ward 3 Tucson City Council Candidate, Reporter Ben Giles Arizona Capitol Times, Jesse Lugo Civic Leader, Middle East Expert Prof. Stephen Zunes ...

Hope for Medicaid expansion in Michigan fades

Sat, 18 May 2013 07:46:23 GMT

Source: www.dailykos.com --- Saturday, May 18, 2013
Gov. Rick Snyder Michigan's Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, like his counterpart in Florida, Rick Scott, wants Medicaid Expansion for his state. For these Republican governors, whose primary job is to create a balanced budget for the state, the Medicaid money available under Obamcare is a gift. For Republican legislators, it's all about tea party politics. In Michigan, politics is winning . The state Senate passed the Department of Community Health budget on a 20-18 vote without the Medicaid Expansion. It also killed an amendment offered by Sen. Vincent Gregory, D-Southfield, that would have added the Expansion back into the budget. [...] Snyder had proposed expanding the Medicaid program to residents who fall within 133% of the federal poverty level. The program would be paid for 100% by the federal government through 2017, and then begin to ratchet down until it hits 90% federal contribution in 2020. Republicans have resisted the Expansion, wary of the Affordable Care Act and the federal government’s promise to fund the Expansion. The state House is working on a budget that would take the Expansion, but would cap benefits after four years, which would require a waiver from the federal government. If the House were to pass their budget, there are two hurdles for the Expansion: reconciling the bill with the Senate, which doesn't want it, and getting the federal waiver. In the meantime, the 470,000 low-income Michigan residents who c ...

Senate Passes DCH Budget; Medicaid Expansion Question Lingers

Sat, 18 May 2013 06:54:34 GMT

Source: www.gongwer.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
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Missouri Legislative Session Ends Without Medicaid Expansion

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:34:15 GMT

Source: ozarksfirst.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Missouri legislative session is over. ...

Gov. Nixon praises legislature for work on budget, mental services, education; says it ‘fell flat’ on Medicaid expansion, tax credit reform (AUDIO / VIDEO)

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:22:48 GMT

Source: www.missourinet.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
Gov. Jay Nixon says the Missouri Legislature made significant progress in some key areas, such as expanding access to mental health services, funding higher education on a performance outcomes-based model, and creating business incentives to bolster the economy. He says the legislature worked in the final week of session to fund First Steps, so children [...] ...

Gov. vows to veto Medicaid expansion bill

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:26:00 GMT

Source: www.wgme.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
AUGUSTA (WGME) -- Democrats tell CBS 13 they're still hopeful they'll get a compromise with Governor Paul LePage to pay back millions to Maine's hospitals and expand Medicaid to nearly 70,000 working poor, a suggestion the governor literally laughed off Friday. ... ...

Support Medicaid expansion to save money and to save lives

Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Source: battlecreekenquirer.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
Republican and Democratic governors nationwide — Michigan included — are enthusiastically embracing a key provision of the federal Affordable Care Act (ACA) that will save state taxpayers money while providing health insurance and care to millions of unin ...

WEB EXTRA: Interview with Health Economist on Medicaid Expansion

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:05:07 GMT

Source: ozarksfirst.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Health economist with the University of Missouri Lanis Hicks talks about the possible impacts of Medicaid Expansion. ...

With history as guide, Mississippi should support Medicaid expansion

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:27:33 GMT

Source: blog.gulflive.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant should study the record of one of his predecessors, the late John Bell Williams.Williams, a longtime congressman who had lost an arm in World War II, was about as conservative as they come, a Democrat in... ...

An honest discussion is needed on Medicaid expansion

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:02:15 GMT

Source: azcapitoltimes.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
Far from a “relatively minor Expansion” of 57,000 Arizonans, Gov. Jan Brewer’s proposal could add as many as 450,000 people to AHCCCS. In addition to the Expansion population, we will be adding those formerly eligible people who were frozen out in 2010. ...

Heritage Hangout: Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:43:44 GMT

Source: www.youtube.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
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The Medicaid Expansion’s Unexpected Impact on Drug Abuse

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:32:19 GMT

Source: www.wvpolicy.org --- Friday, May 17, 2013
When Governor Tomblin announced earlier this month that West Virginia would be expanding Medicaid as part of the Affordable Care Act, there was little said on how this move will positively impact the state’s substance abuse problem. The Governor’s Advisory Council on Substance Abuse (GACSA) ( created by Tomblin in 2011) estimated that there are over 150,000 West Virginians with substance abuse problems in need of treatment. Without appropriate intervention or treatment, people with substance abuse problems are more likely to be unemployed, commit a crime, be arrested or incarcerated, and even die young (West Virginia leads the nation in death by unintentional overdose among adults 18 to 45). It should come as little surprise then that final recommendations from the GACSA included providing more options for intervention, treatment and recovery, earmarking additional funding for substance abuse treatment efforts, and an improved “after care” system for individuals in recovery. Fortunately, Medicaid Expansion may be the unexpected solution to GACSA’s recommendations. As a result of the Expansion, between 91,500 and 130,000 additional West Virginians will be newly enrolled in Medicaid, many of whom will need substance or alcohol abuse treatment. Although we don’t have specific data for West Virginia, other states like Virginia have estimated that over one-third of the newly eligible population will need mental health and/or substance ...

GILBERT: Ultimately, Medicaid expansion could be good for state

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:14:57 GMT

Source: www.theoaklandpress.com --- Friday, May 17, 2013
The best argument against Medicaid Expansion in Michigan is that it would add to the national debt. ...