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Modern Healthcare
Some Republican-led states are rethinking their refusal to expand Medicaid in the aftermath of the failed House effort to bulldoze the Affordable Care Act. That would be great for health plans, said Jeff Myers, CEO of Medicaid Health Plans of America.
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NPR
In all, 31 states and the District of Columbia have expanded Medicaid after the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010. The majority acted so that the expansion went into effect in 2014. A handful of states, including Louisiana and Montana, that first rejected the expansion have since embraced it. But those efforts face the same political and ideological fights that have plagued healthcare policy in Washington, D.C.
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The Washington Post
Now that House Republicans have squandered their shot at reordering Medicaid, governors who want conservative changes in the health program for low-income Americans must get special permission from the Trump administration. Near the front of the line is Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican who not only supports work requirements and premium payments but also a new additional condition: to make applicants undergo a drug test if they're suspected of substance abuse.
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Insurance Journal
One of the biggest accomplishments of the Arkansas legislative session that’s wrapping up is what didn't happen. For the first time since the program was created four years ago, there was little to no drama over the future of the state’s hybrid Medicaid expansion. With limited vocal opposition, lawmakers last week quietly reauthorized a budget bill for Medicaid and the expanded coverage. For a program that's sparked feuds within the Republican Party and had to be saved through a byzantine maneuver last year, it was a downright anticlimactic ending.
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Kaiser Health News
California's doctors and dentists have renewed their push for more money to treat Medicaid patients now that the state has been spared the drastic cuts proposed under the failed GOP healthcare bill. But Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown — and some health advocates — say they have other priorities for improving the low-income health program, which serves some 14 million residents, or about a third of the state’s population.
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The Indianapolis Star
Indiana's alternative Medicaid program enabled one Hoosier to get life-saving back surgery. Others who have told the federal government about their experiences with the Healthy Indiana Program also credit HIP 2.0 with saving their lives through care they would not have previously been able to afford.
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Pioneer Press
More than 1 million Minnesotans get coverage from Medicaid, the joint state-federal program to provide medical care to needy Americans. The majority are families with children, eligible for taxpayer-supported coverage because of their low income. But this life-saving care for some of Minnesota's more vulnerable citizens doesn’t come cheap. The Medicaid programs covering elderly and disabled Minnesotans account for about 20 percent of enrollment — but almost 60 percent of the $11 billion Minnesota spent on Medicaid last year.
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