The BAD news is, Sam Brownback’s likely to veto expansion in Kansas. /2007 file photo
Paul Ryan promised his donors yesterday that he will keep pushing to overhaul the health care system this year, despite his failure last week. But in the 19 states that never expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, the calculus has quickly changed.
A lot of state legislators, including Republicans, are putting more stock in what the Speaker said Friday, that Obamacare will be the law of the land for the foreseeable future….
With Obamacare repeal less likely, opponents of expansion in the states have just lost their best argument….
Consequently, the Kansas Senate has now joined the House in voting to expand Medicaid.
In Georgia, GOP Gov. Nathan Deal wants to reopen the issue.
In Virginia, Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe sees a chance to try again on expansion.
The issue could also be in play, according to different sources, in North Carolina, Idaho, Nebraska, South Dakota, Maine (where a referendum is scheduled) and Arkansas.
Can South Carolina be far behind?
Well, yes, it can. But Dum Spiro Spero…
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Invariably, the people I hear complaining about the ACA live in the NO! states.
I never could the logic of NO on the Medicare expansion. You basically pay for something then decline to get the benefit.
got the logic…
Here’s a story in the WSJ about it, if you can get past the paywall…