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Reitz Cited in Wall Street Journal

Will Republicans cave on Obamacare Medicaid expansion?

… 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

… invitation to vastly increase Medicaid spending, they won’t be sending … because there is no such “Medicaid expansion fund.” Instead, all … legislators accept the Medicaid expansion, they will be approving … extra federal dollars the expansion would deliver to Michigan … if they go along with the expansion of Medicaid. Many governors …

If Medicaid Expansion Passes, GOP 'Yes' Votes Likely Stuck Voting to Pay For It Too

Attorney General Bill Schuette Opposes Medicaid Expansion

… Republicans who voted for the Medicaid expansion bill may have put themselves … appropriation bills to follow. Medicaid expansion is the key issue state … Getting states to do the expansion is an important to step toward … opposed the expansion of Medicaid," said Joy Yearout, a spokesperson … states that agree to the Medicaid expansion. In the past, taking …

MichiganVotes: New Bill Starts Discussion Of Medicaid Expansion Alternatives

Senator introduces 'free market alternative' to Medicaid expansion

… free-market alternative to Medicaid expansion. The stated goal of … offered in place of Medicaid expansion. On Thursday, Sen. … solution to Michigan's Medicaid expansion issue. This workgroup … Obama wants states to expand Medicaid to accommodate the implementation … Medicaid reform without expansion. "We made a case for this," …

'Voting Yes on Medicaid Expansion is Voting for Obamacare'

State Senate takes another turn on Medicaid expansion issue

… on legislation to expand Medicaid could take place today in … fashion the issue of Medicaid expansion in Michigan. At issue … states that are resisting the expansion of the social welfare health … program. "Voting yes on Medicaid expansion is voting for Obamacare," … Medicaid. Since then, Medicaid expansion has become a frontline …

Focusing on the Big Picture

How Republicans and Democrats view Medicaid expansion

… called their plan to reform Medicaid. In reality, it represents … the House GOP to pass Medicaid expansion. President Barack Obama's … adults) is what the Medicaid expansion is primarily all about. … language that would prevent the expansion from happening if the federal … conservative base sees Medicaid expansion as giving up the battle …

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 … States that refuse to do the expansion aren't. Rejecting the expansion … media that “inaction” on Medicaid expansion by Michigan lawmakers … lawmakers don't pass Medicaid expansion, then 26,000 people …

Medicaid Pays Below What It Costs To Take Care of Patients

Video highlights real issues with Medicaid expansion in Michigan

… 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 … care." Opponents of Medicaid expansion in Michigan point to … Won't Increase' Claim By Medicaid Expansion Advocates Remains Du …

The Dirty Secret of GOP Obamacare Capitulation

Tea Party leader dissects Medicaid expansion

… accept the Obamacare Medicaid expansion, it will prop-up an … House Bill 4714 (the Medicaid expansion) was voted out of committee … move forward with the Medicaid expansion. …It is customary, … Republicans argue that this expansion won’t cost Michigan a dime … if they approve the Medicaid expansion.  

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 … front of Obamacare's Medicaid expansion," wrote Michael Cannon, … by participating in the expansion, when the best-designed research … Michigan speaking about Medicaid expansion. "But every state will … money to sign onto the Medicaid expansion. "At a time when middle-income …

Michigan Republicans Go Wobbly on Obamacare

Medicaid expansion props up vulnerable law

… also refuse the law's Medicaid expansion. Yet Republicans who … pressure and accepting the Medicaid expansion. Some in the majority … cap on benefits), the Medicaid expansion is bad policy because … citizens) who oppose the expansion are not "bitter enders" refusing … Foundation Trust not in Obamacare Medicaid Cost-Share Promises – Mackinac …

Commentary: House GOP Leadership's Obamacare Flip-Flop

No explanation for June’s sudden Medicaid expansion reversal

… related to the Obamacare Medicaid expansion occurred in the Republican … members had opposed Medicaid expansion all year, but suddenly … legislation that would have made expansion unlikely to supporting a … They don't really want Medicaid expansion in Michigan. They just … also: The Real Patients of Medicaid: Teraca Medicaid Recipient: …

Fla. Medicaid: Governor Proposes, House Disposes

Obamacare expansion wilts in Sunshine State

… approving the Obamacare Medicaid expansion, which Gov. Rick Scott … Obamacare balloon and expand Medicaid forgot about that saving … latest state to reject the expansion, as Gov. Rick Scott failed … population slated for the Medicaid expansion would be governed by … the chances making the Medicaid expansion contingent on reform, …

Hospitals: Careful What You Wish for on Medicaid

New research shows expansion could hurt providers

… suggests the Obamacare Medicaid expansion may cost hospitals hundreds … specifically, lower-quality Medicaid. Because Medicaid reimbursement … mightily in favor of the Medicaid expansion. Specifically, the study found the expansion would reduce the number of … undecided about the Medicaid expansion. Hospital lobbyists …

New Mackinac Center Study Cautions Against Relying on ‘Waivers’ to Reform Medicaid

‘Waivers are temporary but expansion is forever’

… legislators who favor expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care … waivers are temporary but expansion is forever,” said Jack McHugh, … condition for accepting the expansion may be in for a rude awakening … revealed several flaws with Medicaid expansion, including increased … those who enroll in Medicaid expansions drop private insurance …

Hohman in LSJ: Road Tax Hike to Fund Medicaid Expansion

… 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 by the … that $400 million general fund allocation will pay for Michigan’s Medicaid expansion and increases in the Department of Health and Human Services and …

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 … Obamacare. Opponents of Medicaid expansion in Michigan point to … Won't Increase' Claim By Medicaid Expansion Advocates Remains Du …

GOP Controlled Legislature Passes Medicaid Expansion; Headed to Governor for Signature

State Rep.: 'Medicaid does not offer the best option of care for the expanded population'

Medicaid expansion in Michigan, which is a key to the implementation … Bill 4714, which will expand Medicaid to able-bodied adults without … lobbied extensively for the expansion and has said he will sign … it immediate effect, Medicaid expansion in Michigan will begin … In Passing Obamacare Medicaid Expansion New Medicaid Study: …

Legislature Hoping for Improbable Federal Rescue of Medicaid Expansion

Without waiver, it's back to the drawing board

The Obamacare Medicaid expansion approved by the Michigan Legislature … Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services grants Michigan … for the 600,000 people the expansion added to the state’s medical … Michigan accept the Medicaid expansion, he relied on projections … legislators accepted the Medicaid expansion after a bitter three-sided …

Study: Lure of Federal Medicaid-Expansion Subsidies Should Not Lead Policymakers to Underestimate Medicaid’s Drawbacks or Overlook Other Viable Insurance Options

512,000 people in low-income target group of Medicaid expansion had private insurance, according to most recent statistics; affordable exchange insurance also available

… state policymakers debate an expansion of Medicaid under the federal Affordable … Colo., illustrate how Medicaid expansion could be an inefficient … target group for the Medicaid expansion, they estimate a $475 … be eligible for the Medicaid expansion had private insurance. …

Gov. Whitmer Calls for Six Expansions of Government in First ‘State of the State’ Address

Mackinac Center provides annual tally of expansions and limitations

… Gretchen Whitmer called for six expansions of government and one limitation. This is fewer proposed expansions than the average number … of which would require an expansion of government. The Mackinac … Public Policy has tallied the expansions and limitations in the State … able-bodied adults receiving Medicaid to seek work, volunteer or …

Medicaid Recipient: 'When I ask where I'm supposed to go, I'm told the hospital'

Videos highlight the real issues with Medicaid in Michigan

… been on and off Michigan Medicaid for more than 20 years. She knows about … patients. Opponents of Medicaid expansion in Michigan point to … Won't Increase' Claim By Medicaid Expansion Advocates Remains Dubious … Pushing To Distance Medicaid Expansion From Obamacare Medicaid Expansion ... What's the Rush? …

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 … driven by the Obamacare Medicaid expansion championed by Gov. Rick … traditional (1.8 million) or expansion (698,733) Medicaid assistance … adults in their Obamacare Medicaid expansion, despite promises that …

Obamacare Medicaid: Facts, Figures, Background

What you don’t know can hurt you

… starting in 2020 the Medicaid expansion will impose $300 million … signaled that increasing states' Medicaid share is in the administration's … https://www.mackinac.org/18416 --  Money for the expansion doesn’t come from some “pool” … legislators accept the Medicaid expansion, they will be approving … descriptions of the Medicaid expansion bill, House Bill 4714 (note …

Medicaid Expansion: The Decisive Obamacare Battle

… the law's survival: Medicaid expansion. The Medicaid battle is being fought in … involved" in pushing this expansion, Cleveland Clinic top lobbyist … department here. The Medicaid expansion is far more critical … decision, "How Ohio's Medicaid Expansion Will Increase Health …

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 he needs … dollars. At this point, if Medicaid expansion moves it probably won't … dollars. Legislatively, Medicaid expansion is a straightforward … several moving parts. Medicaid expansion is probably one of those …

Medicaid Expansion Plan: New Exterior, Same Core

… the legislation to expand Medicaid in Michigan. But despite the … Gov. Rick Snyder wants the expansion and the hundreds of millions … by the House to pass Medicaid expansion. Twenty-eight House … Republican supporters of Medicaid expansion have used for months. … active resistance to Medicaid expansion by the conservative …

Poll: Medicaid Expansion Plan Loses Support When Voters Told of Potential Effects

GOP and Independent male voters against expansion plans; Democrats strongly support

… the effects of expanding Medicaid as Gov. Rick Snyder wants, … program costs to rush into an expansion decision. In response to … taxpayers on the hook for Medicaid expansion costs. Because of Obamacare, … was asked including Medicaid expansion up to 138 percent of … most strongly oppose Medicaid expansion, according to the survey. …

June 14, 2013, MichiganVotes.org Weekly Vote Report

Votes on Medicaid and state budget

… federal health care law Medicaid expansion: Passed 76 to 31 in the House To expand Medicaid eligibility to families and … pay 100 percent of the expansion’s cost during the first three … certain cost-saving state Medicaid reforms before the expansion may proceed. All but one …

Half Of Able-Bodied Michigan Medicaid Expansion Enrollees Don’t Work

More than 600,000 enrolled, while total state unemployment down to just 218,000

… accept the Obamacare Medicaid expansion in 2013, it was estimated … poverty level would enroll in Medicaid. The actual number turned … people in the able-bodied Medicaid expansion population do not work … number of able-bodied Medicaid expansion clients who are not … efforts, warned that Medicaid expansion fosters dependency among …

Michigan Medicaid Expansion Heading To The Governor

… Bill 4714, which will expand Medicaid in Michigan. Now, Gov. Rick … can sign it into law. Medicaid expansion was the key issue state … Getting states to do the expansion is a vital step toward implementing … “immediate effect,” Medicaid expansion in Michigan will begin … In Passing Obamacare Medicaid Expansion New Medicaid Study: …

Medicaid Expansion Bill Heads to the House

House Republicans help Obamacare provision move to a vote

… a hard "no" vote on the expansion of Medicaid in Michigan. On Wednesday, … bill that would allow Medicaid expansion to the House floor for … said once he researched Medicaid expansion, there were several … it will be. He said Medicaid expansion addressed uncompensated …

Medicaid Expansion Bad Bet for Michigan Taxpayers

… that states expand their Medicaid programs to cover childless … Legislature is deliberating the expansion, but lawmakers should hold off, at least for now. Medicaid was created in 1965 to reimburse … Michigan accept Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion in part because, in … federal health care law’s Medicaid expansion population will consist …

Obamacare in Michigan: 32 Percent More Than Projected Take Medicaid Expansion

State’s free ride about to end on free coverage for able-bodied adults

… adoption of the Obamacare Medicaid expansion could cost state taxpayers … 630,609 have enrolled for the expansion here as of October 2016 — … Michigan’s share of the Medicaid expansion costs are projected … expenses. The study, titled “Expansion Enrollment is Shattering Projections,” says that Michigan’s Medicaid enrollment spike is part …

Michigan House and Senate Both Skeptical On Medicaid Expansion

Medicaid expansion appears to face as many obstacles in the … R-Monroe, said there would be no expansion of Medicaid in Michigan unless the federal … propose any form of Medicaid expansion. The expansion is the … 4714, which included Medicaid expansion with a number of caveats …

Michigan Doctor Against Medicaid Expansion

… shares the reasons he's against the proposed Medicaid expansion in Michigan. He explains how low reimbursements … cover patient health care costs as it is and why Medicaid patients, under expansion, will have less access to specialty care. He …

Michigan’s Obamacare Medicaid Expansion Exceeds Projections by 22 Percent

Cost may be much more expensive than originally assumed

… under the Obamacare Medicaid expansion. Here’s what the authors … adopt his Obamacare Medicaid expansion plan, he too sold it … adults enrolled in ObamaCare expansion in the first three months … that Michigan did not expand Medicaid eligibility until April, … states accepted the Medicaid expansion because lawmakers were …

Medicaid Expansion: A Battle Over Two Views

Historic opportunity to reform Washington, D.C.

… conflict over the issue of Medicaid expansion. This is a classic … historic perspective. Medicaid expansion is the top issue facing … not force states to expand Medicaid. However, expansion of Medicaid is a critical … Gov. Rick Snyder wants Medicaid expansion. In essence his position …

Statewide Survey Shows Underwhelming Support for Expanding Medicaid in Michigan

Statewide Survey Shows Underwhelming Support for Expanding Medicaid in Michigan

… Michigan should not expand Medicaid under Obamacare because taxpayers … evidence that optional Medicaid expansion will impose much higher … logically concluded that the expansion simply doesn’t make sense … should not rush into the Medicaid expansion because there are too … Issues & Ideas Forum on Medicaid expansion at noon on Thursday …

Medicaid Expansion Explained

Avik Roy, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, describes the current state of Medicaid and the consequences of expanding it.

Wisconsin's Alternative Medicaid Plan

Gov. Snyder favors expansion; Wisconsin governor says not so fast

… along. Now he wants to expand Medicaid eligibility to 133 percent … percent of the funding for the expansions to come from Washington, … one choice with the Medicaid expansion — either go along with … that Wisconsin reject Medicaid expansion. Instead, he wants to … form. Opponents of the Medicaid expansion argue that Medicaid …

The Real Patients of Medicaid: Teraca

… child. She is covered by Medicaid, but has no regular doctor. … Medicaid. Opponents of Medicaid expansion in Michigan point to … Won't Increase' Claim By Medicaid Expansion Advocates Remains Dubious … Pushing To Distance Medicaid Expansion From Obamacare Medicaid Expansion ... What's the Rush? …

MichiganVotes: House GOP Medicaid Expansion Plan Faces Hurdles

… Thursday that would expand Medicaid, but the measure includes … government might reject.  Medicaid expansion is the No 1 issue states … would go along with Medicaid expansion only if the federal … administration would get the expansion of Medicaid it wants in exchange … Under House Bill 4714, Medicaid expansion would cover low income …

Gov. Snyder Calls On Obamacare Advocate No. 1

HHS Sec. Sebelius called in because the expansion of Medicaid is at stake

… to vote for the stalled expansion of Medicaid, Gov. Rick Snyder has asked … individuals." ~~~~~ See also: Medicaid Expansion, Road Funding Key Issues … Michigan Budget Expert: Medicaid Expansion Means Increased Costs For Worst Service Medicaid Expansion: Beware of Obamacare …

New Medicaid Study: ‘Waivers Are Temporary, Expansion Is Forever’

… adopting the Obamacare Medicaid expansion states can gain greater … administration will weaken the Medicaid requirements that they fought … ill-placed, and trading expansion for waivers is a risky bargain … implement the Obamacare Medicaid expansion as early as next week. … decision to accept the Medicaid expansion today should not be …

Eight Senate Republicans Join Democrats In Passing Obamacare Medicaid Expansion

Bill headed back to the House

A Medicaid expansion bill passed in the state Senate late Tuesday, … voted 20-18 to pass a Medicaid expansion bill (House Bill 4714) … wrench into the plans of Medicaid expansion proponents. The question … the vote being taken. "The expansion of Medicaid is a key part of Obamacare. …

Delay Strengthens 'No Medicaid Expansion' Case

Postponing employer mandate makes Obamacare more vulnerable

… adopt the Obamacare Medicaid expansion it reduces the likelihood … cause. The case for no expansion became much stronger recently … would you authorize a Medicaid expansion that further entrenches … slated for Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion, who live in states that don’t expand Medicaid. Effectively, states no longer …

Medicaid Expansion...What's the Rush?

Gov. Snyder applying serious pressure to get Michigan Senate to approve key Obamacare provision

… v. Rick Snyder wants Medicaid expansion and he wants it now. … "yes" on Obamacare's Medicaid expansion.  After the bill was … of the state, touting the expansion. And he quit calling the … Obamacare provision Medicaid expansion, instead referring to … enticement to get states to expand Medicaid. States that take the deal …

Lawmakers Repeal Prevailing Wage and Pass Work Requirements for Able-Bodied Medicaid Population

Repeal of union wage mandates and application of Medicaid work requirements will benefit taxpayers and Michigan’s economy

… population enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program. Both reforms save … 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.” …

How Obamacare Is Vulnerable

Law may be amended in 2014

… Michigan adopt the Obamacare Medicaid expansion is that the law is a "done-deal," … Foundation Trust not in Obamacare Medicaid Cost-Share Promises – Mackinac Center … $22 billion to National Debt with Expansion – Mackinac Center States Can Save Taxpayers $609 Billion by Refusing Medicaid Expansion – Goldwater Institute/Wall Street …