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GOP Governor Proposes Medicaid Expansion
Posted: Feb 6, 2013
LANSING, Mich.—Republican Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday called for extending Medicaid eligibility to hundreds of thousands of Michigan residents without health insurance, welcoming the option available under the Obama administration's health care overhaul.
Snyder made the announcement at a Lansing hospital the day before he proposes his next state budget.
"It's a win for all," he said while flanked by doctors, nurses and health officials.
The chance to cover nearly half of the state's uninsured is "huge," Snyder said, adding that he is comfortable the health care system can handle the extra caseload.
The federal health care law gives states the option to accept the expansion, refuse it or postpone a decision. But there are benefits for states that choose to expand Medicaid.
The federal government will pick up the entire cost in the first three years and 90 percent over the long haul.
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Umhm. He knew he would back when Obamacare passed. - It's way too big a carrot to pass by. Gov.
[ In Reply To ..]Jan Brewer of Arizona did the same a few weeks ago, saying it would be foolish not to and trying to sound as if she'd never blown off all that hot air about never participating.
Virtually all other states that say they won't will--insurance companies will make them, if nothing else. It would cost states far more not to participate in the benefits of the ACA.
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