Talking about the benefits of expanding, not cutting, Social Security isn’t just limited to the lefty blogosphere any more. It’s been gaining traction in wonkier circles recently, largely in thanks to a report from the New America Foundation. That report, which directly confronted the conventional wisdom in D.C. that Social Security will bankrupt the nation,… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Expansion
Pressing States to Participate in Medicaid Expansion Is a Bad Idea
Newscom Heritage’s Stuart Butler, director of the Center for Policy Innovation, wrote at the JAMA Forum yesterday on the Obama Administration’s push for states to participate in the expansion of Medicaid. Here’s an excerpt from Butler’s piece: Even after the Supreme Court struck down a requirement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that required states to expand… Read more »
Administration Rules Out “Deals” on Medicaid Expansion
Newscom Last Friday afternoon, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a short frequently asked questions (FAQ) document that should remove any remaining belief that the federal government will give state lawmakers flexibility on the Obamacare Medicaid expansion. The message is clear: The only thing a state that agrees to the Medicaid expansion… Read more »
John Kasich’s Billion-Dollar Medicaid Expansion Bluff
Governor John Kasich has wagered he can pressure the Republican-controlled Ohio General Assembly into expanding Medicaid by telling legislators they cannot stop billions in federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) spending. With the complicity of Ohio’s media, he may be right. The governor, a Republican with a reputation for fiscal conservatism, insists Medicaid… Read more »