Poor Families Lose Medicaid As States Balk at Expansion
The article profiles Pico and similar working parents earning around 11 000 to 16 900 dollars a year who fall through the Medicaid cracks as several Republican led states refuse the federal health law expansion. Governors in Florida Mississippi Louisiana Texas South Carolina oppose expansion citing costs. Kaiser analysis predicts millions losing coverage under Paul Ryan plans. Christie in New Jersey is among few states offering limited eligibility near the poverty line.
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South Carolina Legislature to debate Medicaid expansion
Gov Nikki Haley opposes expanding Medicaid but the decision rests with the Legislature. House and Senate leaders have not set positions, and the debate will unfold during the budget process. Expansion would cover adults 130 percent of poverty and be fully funded by the federal government through 2016, with state costs rising thereafter.
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