Medicaid Expansion--if not now, when?

[Lulu KC]

Having lived in two of the 14 states that would not accept Medicaid expansion $ available through ACA, I'm wondering if COVID-19 will have any effect.

I was just reading one of many recent articles about rural hospitals not having enough money, but I never see this mentioned in those stories.

"Non-expansion states could significantly expand access to care for low-income adults by implementing the expansion and would receive enhanced federal matching dollars (currently at 90%) for this coverage."

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/how-can-medicaid-enhance-state-capacity-to-respond-to-covid-19/

[CTyankee]

1. The people of the state have to wake up and threaten to vote them out and then do so if they

continue to refuse Medicaid expansion.

Some people have to learn the hard way. What a tragedy that they take down the innocent ones in the process!

[mucifer]

2. Here in IL Gov Pritzker is expanding Public Aid and loosening some of the stupid rules

like prior auths to see certain doctors and knocking people off the system if they don't reapply. To be on public aid in Illinois you have to apply every year. I have had patients knocked off their insurance for months because they didn't fill out the paperwork.

[rockfordfile]

3. Vote the corrupt GOP out

[Lulu KC]

4. Over here just talking to myself

but this is a handy way to keep track of things.

https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article241558646.html