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Michigan Economy Rebounds, But Medicaid Enrollment Soars

Republicans drove increase in Medicaid spending while food stamps decline

… receiving either food stamps or Medicaid assistance increased by over … in the number collecting Medicaid benefits. The number of … 2009. But the number getting Medicaid benefits grew by 815,714 … received either food stamps or Medicaid. Roughly 215,000 people received … largely driven by the Obamacare Medicaid expansion championed by Gov. …

Reitz Cited in Wall Street Journal

Will Republicans cave on Obamacare Medicaid expansion?

… cited in Thursday’s Wall Street Journal on the possibility that Republicans in the Michigan Legislature could be close to caving in on support for Medicaid expansion under Obamacare. Here is a compilation of analyses and commentary on why that should not happen.

Will Michigan Legislators Add to National Debt?

They will, by $22 billion, if they approve Medicaid expansion

… Obamacare’s invitation to vastly increase Medicaid spending, they won’t be sending other … That’s because there is no such “Medicaid expansion fund.” Instead, all the … Michigan legislators accept the Medicaid expansion, they will be approving … they go along with the expansion of Medicaid. Many governors and many state legislators …

Package Deal Politics

How road funding and Medicaid are connected

… state would get if it expands Medicaid. All along it was known … legislative Democrats to pass Medicaid expansion and most likely … dollars. At this point, if Medicaid expansion moves it probably … federal dollars. Legislatively, Medicaid expansion is a straightforward … has several moving parts. Medicaid expansion is probably one …

August 15, 2014, MichiganVotes Weekly Vote Report

Wolf hunts, terminal patients and Medicaid.

… Voted "No" Senate Bill 616, Revise Medicaid funding sources: Passed 26 to 7 in the Senate To shift Medicaid fund sources to reflect the transition … imposition of the 6 percent "use tax" on Medicaid managed care health care providers … are designed to “game” the federal Medicaid program in ways that result in higher …

June 14, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Vote Report

Votes on Medicaid and state budget

… use Bill 4714, Accept federal health care law Medicaid expansion: Passed 76 to 31 in the House To expand Medicaid eligibility to families and childless adults … government to approve certain cost-saving state Medicaid reforms before the expansion may proceed. All …

Brain Surgery Required After Medicaid Issues Delayed Dental Care

The real patients of Medicaid video series

… their sister to navigate the Medicaid maze. At first she tried … practice could not accept her Medicaid coverage. She discontinued … 2009, to save money, Michigan Medicaid ended routine dental visits … Democrats want to expand Medicaid in Michigan, which is a key … Obamacare. Opponents of Medicaid expansion in Michigan point …

Focusing on the Big Picture

How Republicans and Democrats view Medicaid expansion

… called their plan to reform Medicaid. In reality, it represents … get the House GOP to pass Medicaid expansion. President Barack … administration wants states to expand Medicaid, which in turn will aid in … plan includes reforms to Medicaid such as co-pays, health savings … (able-bodied adults) is what the Medicaid expansion is primarily all …

Oregon Study Suggests Michigan Medicaid Expansion Not Worth the Cost

Health policy expert: 'The nation's top health economists released a study that throws a huge "STOP" sign in front of Obamacare's Medicaid expansion'

… Legislature debates expanding Medicaid, a new study says that doing … one group in the state's Medicaid program and another that … not enrolled in the state's Medicaid program. "We found no significant effect of Medicaid coverage on the prevalence … conditions," the study said. "Medicaid coverage significantly increased …

Politics 101: The Art of the Half Truth

What they're saying in Lansing about Medicaid expansion

… example of this involves Medicaid expansion, which at the state … Simply put, states that expand Medicaid are cooperating with the … media that “inaction” on Medicaid expansion by Michigan lawmakers … the lawmakers don't pass Medicaid expansion, then 26,000 people … states that have rejected Medicaid expansion. Instead, they've …