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Medicaid expansion wreaking havoc in Louisiana – enrollment blew past projections, Medicaid now half of state budget, forced to dip into general fund, no plan to pay for scheduled decrease in federal match
https://thehayride.com/2019/07/abraham-its-time-to-be-honest-about-medicaid-expansion/
Medicaid to cost Iowa $115 million more in state funding in new fiscal year, in part thanks to Medicaid expansion
https://www.thecentersquare.com/iowa/iowa-taxpayers-share-of-medicaid-costs-to-rise-by-million/article_70775a6c-a41c-11e9-b2c1-d71a2ad709af.html
Florida’s smaller counties worry they will get hit with higher costs and more property taxes if Medicaid expansion passes in the state
https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/07/16/floridas-smaller-counties-worried-about-medicaid-expansion/
States not ready for next recession; fixed Medicaid costs will squeeze budgets
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/report-finds-illinois-other-states-not-ready-for-next-recession/article_37896d36-9773-11e9-858c-1f00c7240c12.html
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https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/medicaid-costs-could-squeeze-texas-budget-if-economy-slows-report/article_53764776-98db-11e9-bc45-27eec5ee7ad3.html
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https://stateofreform.com/news/states/texas/2019/07/report-details-financial-impact-of-texas-medicaid-expansion/
Fever for Medicaid expansion generally cooling in hold-out states; cost is a big issue
https://www.governing.com/topics/health-human-services/gov-medicaid-expansion-2019-bill-legislation-obamacare-states.html
California claimed it would use state money for Medicaid expansion for illegal aliens, but one-fourth of the cost will come from federal emergency and maternity care funds
https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2019/07/01/newsom-trump-spar-on-undocumented-medicaid-were-going-to-stop-it-president-vows-1084625
Trump administration will not give generous federal match for partial Medicaid expansion (as in Utah) because arguing in court entirety of Obamacare is unconstitutional
https://consumer.healthday.com/public-health-information-30/affordable-care-act-obamacare-955/unnecessary-ambulance-calls-in-nyc-spiked-after-obamacare-747863.html?utm_source=Galen+Email+Alerts+%26+AHC&utm_campaign=9a0b7581a5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_09_14_12_40__COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_93ad194d45-9a0b7581a5-171567693&mc_cid=9a0b7581a5&mc_eid=4fec4aa80b
Medicaid expansion crowding out private insurance in Virginia. #ToldYouSo
https://www.baconsrebellion.com/wp/health-insurance-check-up-migration-to-medicaid/
Attention turns to fraud and corruption in Puerto Rico’s Medicaid program as the territory seeks increased funding
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-puertorico-congress/puerto-rico-faces-tougher-scrutiny-over-federal-medicaid-funding-idUSKCN1UC2PI
Louisiana’s massive Medicaid fraud problems remain unresolved
https://www.thecentersquare.com/louisiana/focus-on-medicaid-fraud-continues-as-federal-appeals-court-hears/article_35d77c6e-9357-11e9-8cf3-373e2c140fed.html
Some states take aim at the open-ended entitlement nature of Medicaid; seek block grants, enrollment or per capita caps
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2019/07/24/with-trumps-blessing-some-states-aim-to-cap-medicaid-rolls
Deconstructing the Single Payer Narrative (tweets & analysis) –
http://www.liberato.us/single-payer.html
REPEAL OBAMACARE NOW!
– legalize true catastrophic insurance
– return Medicaid to a poverty program
END THE OBAMACARE CONGRESSIONAL EXEMPTION!