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Medicaid Expansion

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Jan 07

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Kentucky’s Medicaid expansion under ACA could soon change

By PBS News Hour

The Affordable Care Act has brought insurance coverage to millions of low-income Americans. But with President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress vowing to repeal the law, its future is uncertain. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Chris Bury traveled to Kentucky,…

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Aug 22

Medicaid expansion under Obamacare has improved financial health of low-income Americans

By Making Sen$e Editor

Extension of Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act has not only shielded low-income Americans from out-of-pocket medical costs, but has also improved their overall financial health.

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Apr 22

New warning to states: reject Medicaid expansion, risk losing federal funds

By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News

Add Tennessee and Kansas to the list of states that have been warned by the Obama administration that failing to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act could jeopardize special funding to pay hospitals and doctors for treating the poor.

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Jan 05

Maine governor spent $53K in fight to remove low-income young adults from Medicaid

By Alanna Durkin, Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Maine -- Gov. Paul LePage's administration spent nearly $53,000 on private lawyers in its failed attempt to remove thousands of low-income young adults from the state's Medicaid program after being told by Maine's attorney general that he couldn't win…

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Nov 05

Some gubernatorial wins make Medicaid expansion unlikely

By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News

Tuesday’s re-election of Republican governors in closely contested races in Florida, Georgia, Wisconsin, Maine and Kansas dims the chances of Medicaid expansion in those states.

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Jun 10

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Unexpected legislature resignation tips Virginia fight over Medicaid expansion

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Feb 22

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Shields and Brooks on Sequester Blame Game, Immigration Reform

Shields and Brooks on Gun Legislation, Sequester, and Medicaid Expansion…

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