PA Dems press governor on Medicaid expansion

By   /  May 15, 2013  /  Featured, Issues, Medicaid, News, Pennsylvania, State Budgets, State Government  /  No Comments

CAPITOL DECISIONS: Medicaid expansion continues to hang over Gov. Tom Corbett and budget-making lawmakers.

By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
HARRISBURG – Democratic leaders in the General Assembly say Gov. Tom Corbett has delayed long enough on a decision about expanding Medicaid in Pennsylvania.
And if the governor won’t make a decision, they are ready to force his hand.
“If Gov. Corbett is unwilling to do the right thing, my colleagues in [...]

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How much will expanded Medicaid cost taxpayers in fraud?

By   /  May 7, 2013  /  Accountability, Featured, Fraud, Medicaid, Minnesota, News, Obamacare, Wasteful spending, Wisconsin  /  1 Comment

While a definitive number is hard to come by, experts estimate Medicaid fraud nationally could be $100 billion or more. So what happens when you expand Medicaid?

Wisconsin is no stranger to Medicaid fraud.

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Local WI officials: Forget Walker! We want our Medicaid money

By   /  April 18, 2013  /  Featured, Federal Government, Medicaid, News, Obamacare, Scott Walker, Wisconsin  /  5 Comments

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By Ryan Ekvall | Wisconsin Reporter
MADISON – With the allure of “free money” at stake, 15 county supervisors from around the state on Thursday said they planned to introduce resolutions to urge the legislature to buck Gov. Scott Walker’s rejection of Medicaid expansion.
If that plan fails, county officials want Walker to consider a “demonstration project,” [...]

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When it comes to Medicaid sustainability, Illinois and Oklahoma are more alike than not

By   /  April 2, 2013  /  Featured, Medicaid, News, Oklahoma  /  1 Comment

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OKLAHOMA CITY — In the Land of Lincoln, an effort at “scrubbing Medicaid” is drawing attention even in Oklahoma.

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Missouri GOP pushes moderate Obamacare alternative

By   /  March 27, 2013  /  Featured, Health Care, Medicaid, Missouri, News  /  2 Comments

MEDICAID: Missouri won't boost eligibility to the ACA threshold, but still hopes to reap dollars with smaller reform.

By Johnny Kampis | Missouri Watchdog
ST. LOUIS – The Medicaid expansion plan pushed by Missouri Democrats may be dead, but Gov. Jay Nixon continues to tour the state to push for increased health care as Republican leaders debate a measure to reform the system.
The state House agreed by a vote of 104-50 on Tuesday to kill [...]

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