At least 15 governors have indicated they will not participate in the expansion of Medicaid under the healthcare law, striking a blow to President Obama’s promise of broader insurance coverage.
Before Thursday’s Supreme Court ruling, states had the option of either increasing their Medicaid rolls or being penalized by the federal government. The high court struck down that offer as unconstitutional.
Governors still have a financial incentive to participate in the expansion of coverage for low-income people, since the government will foot most of the bill through 2016. But the decision is also loaded with politics, particularly for Republican governors who are adamantly opposed to “ObamaCare.”
“You can make the political call real quick, but the actual decision is a complicated one,” said Matt Salo of the National Association of Medicaid Directors. “Governors are going to be looking at the numbers and asking: Does this make sense for us?”
Seven states with Republican governors have given a flat “no” to the Medicaid expansion since the Supreme Court ruling, according to reports and press statements (see list below).
Read More at The Hill. By Elise Viebeck.
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What states? What governors?
Unfortunately, the Ark. governor is Democrat and he seems to just go with flow of whatever the DNP wants.
A Democrat found a magic genie’s lamp and rubbed it.
The genie said, “I will grant you one wish.” He said, “I wish I were smarter”.
So the genie made him a Republican.
Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city,
it might be better to change the locks.
for one thing under states rights the forced sales tax on health care is lIIegaI in 5 states where Sales Tax is lIIegaI : Alaska, Delaware, Montana, New Hampsire, and Oregon.
It can't be implimented in these states, because it is a sales tax.