Webinar: Insuring the Uninsured and the Medicaid Expansion
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President Obama intended to make
President Obama intended to make government-subsidized insurance for the poor through Medicaid a cornerstone of the Affordable Care Act. But in June 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that the federal government could not force states to expand their programs. Now each state must decided whether to grow its Medicaid rolls, turning what once seemed like a story about process into a high-stakes game of political brinksmanship. Is it worth it for states to forgo generous federal subsidies for the expansion in order to hold steadfast in opposition to "Obamacare?" Even once strident opponents of the ACA have relented rather than turn down vast sums that would subsidize a historic expansion. Where does your state stand? And what are the stories you can tell about it?
Panelists in this one-hour Webinar, moderated by Michelle Levander, Editor-In-Chief of ReportingonHealth, include: Alan Weil, who has been the executive director of the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) since September 2004, Martha Bebinger, who covers health care and other general assignments for WBUR in Boston, and Becca Aaronson, who reports on health care and develops data interactives for The Texas Tribune.
Panelists in this one-hour Webinar, moderated by Michelle Levander, Editor-In-Chief of ReportingonHealth, include: Alan Weil, who has been the executive director of the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) since September 2004, Martha Bebinger, who covers health care and other general assignments for WBUR in Boston, and Becca Aaronson, who reports on health care and develops data interactives for The Texas Tribune.
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