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More Republican Governors Drink Medicaid Kool-Aid

deltagreen Wrote: Mar 04, 2013 10:37 AM
Are these guys just trying to get reelected in 14 or 16? Cause come 18 when the Fed money runs out they're gonna have to jack up taxes like crazy to cover it.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has become the eighth Republican governor to agree to expand Medicaid coverage in his state under the provisions of Obamacare.

Is the last line of Republican resistance to Obamacare disintegrating?

In 2011, 26 states joined a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the provision of Obamacare, which forced them to participate in expanding Medicaid coverage as a condition to continue to participate in the program.

The Supreme Court ruled in their favor last year, negating the mandatory requirement, so it is now voluntary for states to expand Medicaid coverage.

The Congressional Budget Office still estimates that expanded...

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