Medicaid Expansion – IRP Poverty Dispatch

Has Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion reached a tipping point?, By Dan Mangan, January 26, 2016, CNBC: “They like their plans, and they’re likely to keep their plans. Despite continued Republican efforts to repeal Obamacare, a key component of the law that has given millions of people health coverage — Medicaid expansion — could prove very difficult to undo, experts say. A growing number of states have signed up for that expansion of the government-run program for poor people, or are discussing doing so. Hospitals are becoming accustomed to the money that comes with expansion, and a majority of new enrollees are saying they are happy with their coverage…”
Utah lawmakers get creative with Medicaid expansion, By Wendy Leonard, January 24, 2016, Deseret News: “Despite years of discussing the issue without resolution, Utah lawmakers will again take on Medicaid expansion and various plans to implement it for the thousands of Utahns who remain uncovered by health insurance. And, while some lawmakers are taking approaches that have been tried before, others are trying new things — an indication of a potential desire to bring health care benefits closer to Utahns who can’t afford them…”