… 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. …
… 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.
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 989-698-1905 or by emailing events@mackinac.org. Expanding Medicaid is critical to the survival of the Affordable … along with other lobbyists to expand Michigan’s Medicaid program to 320,000 additional Michigan residents … Institute. His research interests include Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and consumer-driven …
… been on and off Michigan Medicaid for more than 20 years. She knows about … a doctor who will accept Medicaid and why the system routinely … doctors that will accept Medicaid insurance. Most places will … Snyder is pushing to expand Medicaid in Michigan. The House passed … so far resisted. Expanding Medicaid is a key component of implementing …
… to accept more patients on Medicaid but says he can't because … reimbursements too low. "Medicaid pays us way below what it … [patients]," Condit said. He said Medicaid reimbursements are 22 cents … stop accepting patients on Medicaid. Gov. Rick Snyder, some … Democrats want to expand Medicaid coverage in Michigan, which …
… Republicans who voted for the Medicaid expansion bill may have put … appropriation bills to follow. Medicaid expansion is the key issue … opposed the expansion of Medicaid," said Joy Yearout, a spokesperson … states that agree to the Medicaid expansion. In the past, taking … Michigan" instead of calling it Medicaid expansion. "Attorney General …
… free-market alternative to Medicaid expansion. The stated goal … solution" offered in place of Medicaid expansion. On Thursday, … a solution to Michigan's Medicaid expansion issue. This workgroup … take up House Bill 4714, the Medicaid expansion bill that passed … Obama wants states to expand Medicaid to accommodate the implementation …
… on legislation to expand Medicaid could take place today in … some fashion the issue of Medicaid expansion in Michigan. At … program. "Voting yes on Medicaid expansion is voting for Obamacare," … residents without children on Medicaid. Studies have shown that … coverage at all. Expanding Medicaid is an important step needed …
… population enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program. Both reforms save … through the “Healthy Michigan” Medicaid-expansion program. Individuals … important that we remember why Medicaid was established in the first … the Mackinac Center. “But Medicaid has ballooned into an unwieldy … and disabled individuals Medicaid was originally intended for.” …
Medicaid expansion in Michigan, which is a key to the implementation … Bill 4714, which will expand Medicaid to able-bodied adults without … the 25th state to expand Medicaid; 21 states have refused. … should all remember that Medicaid does not offer the best option … McBroom said. "I've been on Medicaid and so have members of my …
… Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within the U.S. … it claims will streamline Medicaid services. The rule’s practical … eligible for the program. Medicaid is a massive federal and … states’ ability to police Medicaid rolls. It is estimated that up to 20% of Medicaid spending nationwide may already …
… Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within the U.S. … it claims will streamline Medicaid services. The rule’s practical … eligible for the program. Medicaid is a massive federal and … states’ ability to police Medicaid rolls. It is estimated that up to 20% of Medicaid spending nationwide may already …
… lawmakers agreed to last fall could essentially be used to pay for the state’s Medicaid expansion, Mackinac Center’s James Hohman argues in an op-ed published … rolls in that $400 million general fund allocation will pay for Michigan’s Medicaid expansion and increases in the Department of Health and Human Services …
… Legislature votes to accept the Obamacare Medicaid expansion, it will prop-up an unpopular … vote yes. But House Bill 4714 (the Medicaid expansion) was voted out of committee … establishment wants to move forward with the Medicaid expansion. …It is customary, but … through 2022 if they approve the Medicaid expansion.
… Legislature’s top priorities: schools, roads and Medicaid. The transportation budget increased from $5.0 … The largest increases in state spending are on Medicaid. With federal transfers, the state is budgeted … human services department, up from $25.5 billion. Medicaid itself counts for the bulk of the increases, …
… to accept federal health care law Medicaid expansion: Failed 13 to 25 in the … billion in federal money to expand Medicaid eligibility under the terms of the … Voted "No" Senate Bill 335, Extend Medicaid "gamesmanship" insurance tax: Passed … tax intended to “game” the federal Medicaid system in ways that result in higher …
… may also refuse the law's Medicaid expansion. Yet Republicans … pressure and accepting the Medicaid expansion. Some in the majority … month cap on benefits), the Medicaid expansion is bad policy because … implementation today by approving the Medicaid expansion reduce the chances … Foundation Trust not in Obamacare Medicaid Cost-Share Promises – Mackinac …
… Michigan should not expand Medicaid under Obamacare because taxpayers … House are pushing to expand Medicaid in Michigan with the promise … “convincing argument” not to expand Medicaid because it would “allow too … abundant evidence that optional Medicaid expansion will impose much … should not rush into the Medicaid expansion because there are …
… eligibility for those receiving Medicaid. But Gov. Gretchen Whitmer … to ensure people receiving Medicaid are eligible for it, Michigan … to protect the profits of Medicaid insurance companies at the … engaged in routine reviews of Medicaid beneficiaries' eligibility. … enrollment of everyone on Medicaid — even if enrollees became …
… related to the Obamacare Medicaid expansion occurred in the … GOP members had opposed Medicaid expansion all year, but suddenly … you. They don't really want Medicaid expansion in Michigan. They … released that was a recipe for Medicaid expansion, with no 48-month … House Republicans who oppose Medicaid expansion. While interpersonal …
… Thursday that would expand Medicaid, but the measure includes … government might reject. Medicaid expansion is the No 1 issue … administration wants states to expand Medicaid, which would lock them into … Michigan would go along with Medicaid expansion only if the federal … would get the expansion of Medicaid it wants in exchange for …
… anticipate record levels of Medicaid enrollment next fiscal year … money to state coffers. While Medicaid has been a significant part … relief bills affecting the Medicaid program. One provision temporarily … federal government’s share of Medicaid costs by 6.2 percentage points. … that states can’t remove Medicaid recipients even if they are …
… critical to the law's survival: Medicaid expansion. The Medicaid battle is being fought in … announced he would expand Medicaid as prescribed — but not required … that department here. The Medicaid expansion is far more critical … Ohio decision, "How Ohio's Medicaid Expansion Will Increase Health …
… as a condition of getting Medicaid health benefits. These bills … Michigan’s acceptance of the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable … requirements a condition of getting Medicaid health coverage from the … specified requirements to get Medicaid. The requirements differ … authorizing the Obamacare Medicaid expansion also required the …
… beneficiaries of the Obamacare Medicaid expansion to meet work, training … predicted that Michigan’s new Medicaid work requirements would cause … according to national experts on Medicaid and health care policy, many … may explain why people left Medicaid after that state implemented … said in an interview that Medicaid and any work requirements …
… numbers, starting in 2020 the Medicaid expansion will impose $300 … signaled that increasing states' Medicaid share is in the administration's … so by recommending a lower Medicaid ‘blended rate’ in his last … the Heritage Foundation, Medicaid will impose $1.3 billion … Michigan legislators accept the Medicaid expansion, they will be approving …
… money flow. When the scheme finally ended, Spencer summarized what happened: "In an effort to increase dues paying members, the SEIU targeted the Medicaid checks of Michigan's home-based caregivers. A forced unionization, in 2005, was used to force the caregivers into the SEIU. Key elements of the scheme …
… policymakers debate an expansion of Medicaid under the federal Affordable … high and uncertain costs, Medicaid’s substandard health outcomes … low-income residents to seek Medicaid rather than other affordable … encourage states to expand their Medicaid populations,” noted study … challenges of determining Medicaid eligibility under the ACA.” …
… child. She is covered by Medicaid, but has no regular doctor. … sick." Teraca is like many Medicaid patients who do not have … diagnosed. Research shows that Medicaid patients are twice as likely to visit the ER than non-Medicaid patients. The inefficiency forces Medicaid to cut expenses elsewhere, …
… budgets and their fiscal sovereignty. Nearly one-third of the growth in Michigan state government revenue for 1993 was consumed by the cost of federal Medicaid mandates alone. The authors' recommendations include the creation of a mandate ombudsman and database, requirements that Congress determine the cost …
The Obamacare Medicaid expansion approved by the Michigan Legislature … Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services grants Michigan … of HMO-like managed care Medicaid coverage provided by hospitals … that Michigan accept the Medicaid expansion, he relied on projections … legislators accepted the Medicaid expansion after a bitter …
… enrollments under the Obamacare Medicaid expansion. Here’s what the authors … legislature to adopt his Obamacare Medicaid expansion plan, he too sold it on … fact that Michigan did not expand Medicaid eligibility until April, nearly 508,000 … Michigan, many states accepted the Medicaid expansion because lawmakers were …
… that states expand their Medicaid programs to cover childless … hold off, at least for now. Medicaid was created in 1965 to reimburse … costs have grown rapidly: Medicaid accounts for 80 percent of … Michigan accept Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion in part because, … increasing states’ share of Medicaid costs is in the Administration’s …
… becca Myers qualifies for Medicaid because she is a single mother … managed care program under Medicaid and says she has easy access … said she discovered Michigan Medicaid did not cover out of state … because it is not covered by Medicaid. Myers said she would like … options, but she would lose her Medicaid coverage all together because …
Medicaid, the joint state and federal program for low-income residents, also demands discounts. Medicaid discounts — 13 percent for … of injectable drugs blame Medicaid reimbursement for the crisis. … seeing patients enrolled in Medicaid, which would be consistent … residents concluded that Medicaid patients experienced significantly …
… the legislation to expand Medicaid in Michigan. But despite the … passage. Refusing to expand Medicaid would put Michigan among … vote by the House to pass Medicaid expansion. Twenty-eight House … 4714, which would expand Medicaid, and a package of bills that … introduced his own free market Medicaid measure, which would have …
… Legislative Analyst Jack McHugh was a guest recently on “Current State” on WKAR public radio in East Lansing, discussing why Michigan should not expand Medicaid under Obamacare.
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Contact: Holly Wetzel Communications Coordinator 989-698-1927 MIDLAND — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should allow more flexibility for short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans, according to 39 health policy experts from across the country. A letter …
… along. Now he wants to expand Medicaid eligibility to 133 percent … can't force states to expand Medicaid. That's not what Obama wanted, … called on the states to expand Medicaid to those earning up to 138 … have one choice with the Medicaid expansion — either go along … 320,000 state residents to Medicaid in the first year and more …
… adoption of the Obamacare Medicaid expansion could cost state … Agency, Michigan’s share of the Medicaid expansion costs are projected … Projections,” says that Michigan’s Medicaid enrollment spike is part … Michigan) that expanded their Medicaid programs, the data shows … encourages states to expand Medicaid coverage to able-bodied a …