- Gov: Utah won’t decide on Medicaid expansion until 2014, By Robert Gehrke and Jennifer Dobner, August 22, 2013, Salt Lake Tribune: “Utah Gov. Gary Herbert said Thursday he will not make a decision until next year about whether to expand Medicaid to cover more of the state’s uninsured. Under the Affordable Care Act, most Americans must get health insurance by 2014 or face a tax penalty. The law gives states the option of expanding eligibility for their Medicaid programs to cover more low-income residents…”
- Snyder picking up push for Medicaid expansion, critics offering ‘hot air’ balloon rides ahead of vote, By Jonathan Oosting, August 21, 2013, MLive: “Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is beginning his final push for Medicaid reform and expansion ahead of an expected Senate vote next week…”
- Republican legislator proposes new cuts to Medicaid, By Catherine Candisky, August 23, 2013, Columbus Dispatch: “Thousands of poor pregnant women, parents and disabled workers would lose tax-funded health coverage under a Cincinnati-area Republican’s proposal to slash Medicaid eligibility…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty