Kickoff of annual governors’ meeting sets stage for rancorous Medicaid debate
Source: The Washington Post
When three of the nation’s highest-profile governors kicked off the annual meeting of the National Governors Association here Friday morning, they did so inside a high-ceilinged, portrait-adorned room of the Old State Capitol, a towering brick building first constructed in 1705.
But when it came to the substance of the two-day summit of the country’s state executives, there was no mistaking that it’s all about 2012.
Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R), the outgoing chairman of the NGA; Delaware Gov. Jack Markell (D), the incoming chairman; and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R), the host-state governor, maintained that the governors at this week’s conference aim to find common ground on issues including the economy and education.
That emphasis on bipartisanship dissolved — and the deep divide between the parties during a contentious election year quickly became apparent — the moment the conversation turned to the one issue that promises to dominate the conference: the Supreme Court’s ruling on President Obama’s signature health-care law and the decision facing governors on whether to opt out of the law’s Medicaid expansion, set to take effect in 2014.
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