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benld74

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4. And the cost they are evading for NOT expanding their states medicaid,,,,,

Mon Jul 2, 2012, 04:05 PM

Jul 2012

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Under the law, the federal government will pick up 100 percent of the cost of expansion for three years, 95 percent for the two years that follow and 90 percent of the costs thereafter. The expansion will allow the states to provide the benefit to many more low income Americans without taxing their state budgets at all for three years and then only slightly in the years that follow.

Currently, the federal government picks up the tab for about 55 percent of the costs of a state Medicaid program.

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Ten States Dying for Health Coverage and the 7 Republican states on the list that don't give a damn [View all] tpsbmam Jul 2012 OP

A huge thanks for the imformative post. russspeakeasy Jul 2012 #1

Health care is a winner for Dem's Politicalboi Jul 2012 #2

As George Carlin said... Fearless Jul 2012 #3

And the cost they are evading for NOT expanding their states medicaid,,,,, benld74 Jul 2012 #4

Exactly. (you have a goof in your subject line..... tpsbmam Jul 2012 #7

It's a Religion Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2012 #5

VERY interesting FailureToCommunicate Jul 2012 #6

Pre-bed kick. nt tpsbmam Jul 2012 #8

It just boggles the mind. Iris Jul 2012 #9

Merely being "insured" is no guarantee you'll get "health care" Art_from_Ark Jul 2012 #10

Blocking MIDDLE CLASS TAX CUTS: IMO it's also fair to say the 7 who sued ProgressiveEconomist Jul 2012 #11

Lawrence O'Donnell saying now that most states won't implement new Medicaid option flamingdem Jul 2012 #12