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Governor Goes To Bat For Obamacare

The Huffington Post | Will Wrigley | Posted 05.24.2013 | Politics

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) vetoed five bills Thursday, the first to reach her desk since she vowed to veto all legislation until the state Legislatur...

Rick Perry Heckled

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 05.22.2013 | Politics

Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) was interrupted Wednesday while giving a speech on health care at an Austin hotel. One heckler repeatedly called on Perry...

The View From Here: GOP Inaction on Medicaid Expansion Fires Up Progressives

Gary Stein | Posted 05.15.2013 | Politics
Gary Stein

After a raucous 60-day session, the Florida House and Senate went home, leaving two irreconcilable health care bills and at least $5 billion on the ta...

Colorado Medicaid Expansion Signed Into Law

AP | By IVAN MORENO | Posted 05.14.2013 | Denver

DENVER (AP) — An expansion of Medicaid eligibility that's expected to add 160,000 adults to public health care assistance in Colorado was signed int...

Dem Governor Will Expand Medicaid Coverage

Reuters | Posted 05.09.2013 | Politics

By Caroline Humer May 9 (Reuters) - Kentucky Democratic Governor Steve Beshear said on Thursday he will expand Medicaid coverage under...

Dem Gov Makes Big Medicaid Announcement

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.09.2013 | Politics

Gov. Steve Beshear (D) announced Kentucky would participate in a key element of President Barack Obama's health care plan to enroll more people in Med...

Brewer Still Facing Opposition From Republicans

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) is still facing opposition from Republican lawmakers over Medicaid expansion. Brewer has been working with individual l...

For Dual-Eligibles, Health Care Reform Is Already Here

Emily Spitzer | Posted 05.07.2013 | Politics
Emily Spitzer

You can't open a newspaper--or a newsy website--these days without getting the latest update on two high-profile parts of the new health care law that are still months away from implementation.

John Celock

GOP Lawmakers Likely To Block Key Decision

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.07.2013 | Politics

Legislative maneuvering in Kansas will likely postpone a decision on Medicaid expansion, if the state ever decides to enter the program. Gov. Sam ...

Obamacare Concerns Loom Large

Reuters | Posted 05.06.2013 | Politics

* Democrats worry as fall enrollment period draws near * Potential repercussions for Congress, Obama presidency * Frustr...

Medicaid Refusals By State Republicans Threaten Health Care For 3 Million People

Jeffrey Young | Posted 05.03.2013 | Politics
Jeffrey Young

Amid all the political posturing over the Medicaid expansion that's part of President Barack Obama's health care reform plan, it can be easy to lose s...

Another Gov Agrees To Expand Medicaid Program

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 05.02.2013 | Politics

West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) announced his state would take part in a key element of President Barack Obama's health care plan to enroll mo...

Medicaid Expansion in Florida: It's Obamacare vs. Grouponcare (Part 2)

Gary Stein | Posted 05.03.2013 | Politics
Gary Stein

Its crunch time in the Florida legislative session, in the final days before the handkerchief is dropped and they all go home. But first there are quite a few items to be resolved.

Republican Legislators Blocking Access to Health Insurance Because 'It Is Good Politics to Oppose the Black Guy in the White House'

Michael Sargeant | Posted 05.01.2013 | Politics
Michael Sargeant

We have reached a new low point in American politics when Republicans are denouncing Jan Brewer as a "big government" liberal.

Jeffrey Young

Obama Acknowledges Challenges Of Carrying Out Obamacare

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeffrey Young | Posted 05.02.2013 | Politics

President Barack Obama has a problem. Many Americans aren't sure whether his health care reform law is even on the books; those people most likely...

Jeffrey Young

GOP Infighting In Key States Imperils Health Care For The Poor

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeffrey Young | Posted 05.02.2013 | Politics

Conservative Republican governors Jan Brewer of Arizona, Rick Scott of Florida and John Kasich of Ohio are battling with their own party members over ...

Florida's Lawmakers Test the Null Hypothesis on Medicaid Expansion

Gary Stein | Posted 04.28.2013 | Politics
Gary Stein

If the legislature decides to do nothing this session, we will lose $5 Billion in federal funding this year that could have gone to the state, create jobs and help hospitals pay for the care of the uninsured.

Jeffrey Young

High Health Costs Excluded Millions Of Americans Last Year

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeffrey Young | Posted 04.26.2013 | Business

More than 40 percent of U.S. residents went without health insurance or had coverage that didn't protect them against high medical costs last year, su...

Rejecting Medicaid Expansion Throws Poor Americans Under The Bus

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 04.22.2013 | Business

WASHINGTON — Rejecting the Medicaid expansion in the federal health care law could have unexpected consequences for states where Republican lawm...

GOP Newsletter Floats Idea Of Shooting Lawmakers

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 04.22.2013 | Politics

Chris Nogy, the husband of a Republican Party official in Arkansas, suggested it was a shame that voters couldn't just threaten to shoot GOP state leg...

Florida's Medicaid Expansion Drama Continued: It's Obamacare vs. Grouponcare, Part I

Gary Stein | Posted 04.18.2013 | Politics
Gary Stein

It's too easy to just tell legislators that they are wrong. The harder path is to give them the facts and hope they don't ignore them. With only thre...

Another State Approves Medicaid Expansion Alternative

AP | MICHAEL STRATFORD | Posted 04.18.2013 | Politics

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas legislators have approved using federal money to buy private insurance for low-income residents, endorsing a plan e...

Jeffrey Young

Big Deal In Little Rock: GOP Legislature Backs Major Obamacare Benefit

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeffrey Young | Posted 04.17.2013 | Business

Arkansas is poised to move ahead with a plan to expand Medicaid to more poor people under President Barack Obama's health care reform law after key vo...

State Lawmakers Advance Obamacare Compromise

Reuters | Posted 04.16.2013 | Politics

By Suzi Parker LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 16 (Reuters) - Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday approved extending health insurance to more ...

Rick Scott Blasts GOP Proposal

Florida Center for Investigative Reporting | Posted 04.16.2013 | Politics

Members of the more conservative Florida House released their alternative plan to Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act last week. So far, ...