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Florida House Panel Rejects Medicaid Expansion

James M. Taylor, J.D.
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March 22, 2013
In a blow to Republican Gov.

Three Years Later, Obamacare Faces Its Biggest Challenge

Benjamin Domenech
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March 21, 2013
Today’s the three year anniversary of the final House vote on Obamacare. It is one ugly toddler, and its first steps are turning out to be disastrous. But is it here to stay? 

Pennsylvania Balks at Medicaid Expansion, For Now

Loren Heal
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March 21, 2013
For the time being, Pennsylvania Gov.

Branstad Declines to Expand Medicaid, Unveils Healthy Iowa Plan

Loren Heal
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March 20, 2013
Iowa Gov.

Arkansas Expands Coverage Without Expanding Medicaid

Linda Gorman
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March 19, 2013
A new deal struck by Arkansas with the Obama administration suggests officials in other states in favor of Medicaid expansion may be able to negotiate a better deal for both low-income people and s

Whatever Scenario You Use, Obamacare Makes the Deficit Worse

Benjamin Domenech
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March 18, 2013
A few weeks ago I commented on the pushback about the GAO’s report that highlighted the defi

Whatever Scenario You Use, Obamacare Explodes the Deficit

Benjamin Domenech
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March 16, 2013
I wrote earlier about the inaccuracies in criticisms of the GAO’s recent report on the costs of Obamacare.  Christopher Conover of the Duke school of medicine a

North Carolina Bill to Eliminate Nutrition Board Stalls

Sara Burrows
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March 15, 2013
An effort to eliminate a North Carolina board that threatened a blogger for sharing dietary advice without a government license fell short of passage in the state legislature.

Illinois Promised Billions in Federal Tax Dollars in Return for Medicaid Expansion

Benjamin Yount
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March 15, 2013
The federal government is promising billions if Illinois expands its Medicaid program under President Obama’s health law, but some lawmakers are wary about the fine print.

Missouri Medicaid Battle Unlikely to Result in Expansion

Jonny Kampis
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March 14, 2013
Despite Missouri Democratic Governor Jay Nixon’s interest in expanding Medicaid under President Obama’s health care law, it appears Republicans in the state legislature have the votes and the will
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