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In reply to the discussion: Reluctance in Some States Over Medicaid Expansion [View all]Life Long Dem
(8,582 posts)39. Howard Dean: It's 'gubernatorial malpractice' not to accept Medicaid funds
"This is just stupidity if governors refuse this," said Dean, who served as governor of Vermont and came close to capturing the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004. "Because not only does it boost their healthcare sector and insure a lot of people, it raises their gross domestic product, because it increases spending by the private sector and the hospital sector in every aspect of the state's economy."
http://leanforward.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/02/12531684-howard-dean-its-gubernatorial-malpractice-not-to-accept-medicaid-funds?lite
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Gov. Dave Heineman of Nebraska (R) calls it "unfunded". Doesn't expansion include Fed block grants
pinto
Jul 2012
#4
The bill is written assuming the expansion of Medicaid will cover most up to 133% of poverty level,
PoliticAverse
Jul 2012
#16
I'd like to see estimates of what that 10% is expected to cover. Children already get Medicaid,
pinto
Jul 2012
#10
What should the states cut out of their budgets to pay for their portion? n/t
SickOfTheOnePct
Jul 2012
#15
If you're speaking of the Medicaid expansion I wouldn't call it defiance
SickOfTheOnePct
Jul 2012
#25
Howard Dean: It's 'gubernatorial malpractice' not to accept Medicaid funds
Life Long Dem
Jul 2012
#39