Over Half of States Decline To Expand Medicaid
Which makes sense, considering the lack of medical benefit
Which makes sense, considering the lack of medical benefit
Compromise out of desperation
If you want a preview of the future of American health care, just look to Canada.
The state can't afford the plan it already has
Charged with performing unnecessary procedures to bill to Medicare and Medicaid
States can block many of the law's worst provisions and most troubling consequences.
The program pays too little for physicians to bother
Poor lifestyle choices create higher costs
Medicaid accounts for a quarter of the state's budget
Splitting the difference to minimize the program's damage
The cash-strapped state prepares for a "train wreck" as Obamacare goes into effect.
Bureaucracy offers a taste of the regulated future
The purported solution to the uninsured is creating more of them
Bureaucratic delays give physicians a glimpse of the future
NJ governor said he's no fan of Obamacare but opting in to Medicaid expansion was right move for "fiscal and public health"
To be followed by a mysterious shortage of doctors
They can avoid expanding Medicaid while making the feds subsidize health insurance for the poor
In a statement, Rick Scott says he'll only approve ObamaCare-driven shift for three years
Big bucks for playing the game
The program's incentives are perverse and irresistible
No obvious way to lure more physicians into the unwieldy program
Health savings accounts would have to be part of the deal
So expanding the program should really help matters
Advocates are pitching Medicaid expansion as another painless free lunch.
An unpopular plan funded by a tax hike. What's not to like?
Why have principles when you can just cash checks?
Republican governor only second GOP leader to support
The program should be reformed, not made bigger, says governor
Not as much as the state needs, but it helps
Which is nice, but doesn't make the program more attractive to new docs or financially viable
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