Thursday, July 5, 2012

Seven States Already Rejecting ACA Medicaid Expansion

A week after the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, AKA "Obamacare," at least seven governors have indicated that they will not participate in the Medicaid expansion called for under the law.

The Supreme Court struck down the provision of the law that called for states to increase their Medicaid rolls or risk being penalized by the federal government. Governors still have a financial incentive to participate, since the government will be footing the bill for most of the bill through 2016.

The seven states whose governors have indicated that they will not take part in the Medicaid expansion are:

  1. Florida
  2. Iowa
  3. Kansas
  4. Louisiana
  5. Nebraska
  6. South Carolina
  7. Wisconsin 
States that are undecided but appear to be leaning toward "no" include Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Texas and Virginia. 

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