Excerpts: A growing number of states that strongly opposed Obamacare are rethinking their positions on Medicaid expansion as they watch billions in new federal dollars rain down on neighboring states. Arkansas is helping lead the shift by changing the rules: with Washington’s permission, the state has enabled the poor to buy private insurance policies using the federal Medicaid expansion money. Other red states, finding this tack more politically palatable, are exploring Arkansas’ approach. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, for example, said he may submit a similar proposal to federal health officials. Other red states, finding this tack more politically palatable, are exploring Arkansas’ approach. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, for example, said he may submit a similar proposal to federal health officials. Pennsylvania, Michigan and Iowa joined Arkansas in getting special approval from the Obama administration to experiment with alternatives to traditional Medicaid, such as requiring recipients to pay modest premiums and copays, maintain a health savings-type of account and participate in wellness programs. Indiana is waiting for approval on its own variation on expansion. Two other red states, Utah and Wyoming, have also reportedly been in talks with the feds about expansion. Read more below:
Posted on: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 16:53:03 +0000
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