Democrats could expand Medicaid to millions if they win six key governor's races
Nearly 2.5 million people could gain access to Medicaid coverage if Democrats win gubernatorial elections in six states next Tuesday and expand the program to cover more low-income adults, according to a new analysis released Tuesday.
If Republicans lose competitive gubernatorial races in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, South Dakota, Maine and Wisconsin next Tuesday, it would present Democrats with the rare opportunity to expand Medicaid in those states to 2.4 million people, according to the analysis by Avalere health, a consulting firm in Washington.
ObamaCare allowed states to expand Medicaid to low-income adults not previously eligible for the federal insurance program for the poor.
But 18 states, mostly run by Republican governors and legislatures, held out in protest of the health care law.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/413896-study-democrats-could-expand-medicaid-to-millions-if-they-win-six-key
