Medicaid News
Coverage of Medicaid programs, reforms, and government spending.
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Obama Administration Celebrates Medicaid Enrollment Explosion
President Obama’s administration began celebrating Christmas early by announcing 9.7 million Americans have enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program in the past year. “As we approach the New Year, we take time to reflect on the many individuals and families who have been helped by the Affordable Care Act,” began the U.S. Department…Jason Hart -
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Poor Americans Deserve a More Compassionate Health Care Solution than Current Medicaid
Helping the poor is not an issue that is exclusive to one side of the political spectrum. The question is not whether to help those in need but how best to help them. A timely example that illustrates the differing approaches the left and right have on this is the role of Medicaid in the…Nina Owcharenko Schaefer -
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This Infographic Shows How Obamacare Might Be Just One Big Expansion of Medicaid
Spoiler alert! When it comes to covering the uninsured, Obamacare has proven itself to be one giant expansion of Medicaid. A new report released Wednesday reveals the total coverage increase for the first half of 2014. While total coverage increased by 8,538,327 individuals, enrollment in Medicaid accounted for 71 percent of that growth. Check out the infographic…Kelsey Lucas -
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71% of Obamacare Signups Traced to Government’s Expansion of Medicaid
The vast majority of Americans gaining health coverage under Obamacare actually qualified for Medicaid because of loosened eligibility —and that's what boosted enrollment among those previously uninsured, according to a new report from The Heritage Foundation. The Obama administration has boasted that the Affordable Care Act, popularly known as Obamacare, would allow those previously uninsured to…Melissa Quinn -
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Governor Grapples With Budget Shortfall, Won’t Give Up on Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
Virginia’s bleak financial outlook just got gloomier. Gov. Terry McAuliffe told members of the General Assembly that Virginia is projected to take in $2.4 billion less than it’s budgeted to spend during a three-year period. That’s almost $1 billion more than the shortfall state officials had projected earlier this year. That means there will be…Kathryn Watson -
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Medicaid Expansion Magic
Recently, the White House’s Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) released a report urging states to expand Medicaid. However, the claims in the report should be approached with caution. On the economic side of things, the CEA proposes states should expand in order to receive federal funds, which would supposedly create more jobs and thus more…Drew Gonshorowski -
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Medicaid Expansions Break Conservative Principles
It is time to stop, take a breath and ask some basic questions about health care: Do we want to see greater government control over health care dollars and decisions, or less? Do we favor more federal spending, taxes and debt, or less? Are we in favor of a surrender to, or a decisive victory…Nina Owcharenko Schaefer -
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1 of Every 5 Americans Depend on Medicaid or CHIP
More than 65 million Americans—about one in five—are enrolled in Medicaid or a government health program for children, according to new federal data. About 1.1 million of them signed up in April, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services reported. The agency oversees the federal-state Medicaid program and the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP….Marguerite Bowling -
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Sam Brownback Explains How Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion Hurts States
Many states are succumbing to pressure to expand their Medicaid programs with promises from the federal government under Obamacare to cover the initial costs. But Gov. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., says that is bad policy and ultimately will be a bad financial deal for states. In an interview with Daily Signal senior contributor Genevieve Wood, Brownback explains…Katrina Trinko