- Corbett facing pressure from GOP on Medicaid, By Amy Worden, February 28, 2013, Philadelphia Inquirer: “The pressure on Gov. Corbett to expand the state’s Medicaid rolls is no longer only geographic; it’s now coming from within his own party. First there was Gov. Christie’s announcement Tuesday that New Jersey would join other Pennsylvania neighbors – New York, Maryland, and Ohio – by opting in on the Medicaid expansion made available to all states under the Affordable Care Act. Now the heat is coming from some of Corbett’s fellow Republicans in the state legislature…”
- Nebraska lawmakers consider expanding Medicaid, By Alissa Skelton (AP), February 28, 2013, San Francisco Chronicle: “Health care advocates urged Nebraska lawmakers on Thursday to expand Medicaid coverage as part of the federal health care law, while the state’s Medicaid chief says the program is too expensive. Supporters, many of them from the health care industry, testified before the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee. They argued that expanding Medicaid to an estimated 55,000 newly eligible Nebraskans would allow the federal government to cover long-term health care costs and reduce the financial burden on taxpayers and hospitals…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty