Analyzing the Impact of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions
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Total Pages | : 9 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:883443076 |
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Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Analyzing the Impact of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the major vehicles in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to increase health insurance coverage is an expansion of Medicaid to adults with incomes at or below 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL). While the expansion was intended to be implemented in all states, as a result of the Supreme Court decision on the ACA, it is now effectively a state choice. States are divided about implementing the Medicaid expansion. As of July 2013, 24 states are moving forward with the expansion, 21 states are not planning to move forward, and there is ongoing debate in 6 states. The following brief highlights 5 key ways that state decisions will shape the outcome of the Medicaid expansion.