As GOP states flip, where’s the Texas answer on Medicaid?

[TomCADem]

Interesting story on the Dallas Morning News noting how Texas Republicans have chosen to try to prevent people from taking advantage of the ACA.

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/columnists/mitchell-schnurman/20131130-as-gop-states-flip-wheres-the-texas-answer-on-medicaid.ece

In contrast, check out Kentucky. It has one-tenth the number of uninsured that Texas has. Yet it signed up twice as many in month one. Kentucky operates its own exchange, expanded Medicaid and has 3,400 certified agents pushing the plans. And the governor is always promoting the Kynect program.

In the first month, Kentucky locked up health coverage for about 5.5 percent of its uninsured. Texas’ dent was 0.2 percent.

California also runs its exchange and embraced Medicaid, and it’s lapping Texas, too. It enrolled 114,883 people in both programs, while Texas signed up 14,673.

Blame HealthCare.gov. But don’t forget that Texas chose to not create its own website, just as it chose to reject Medicaid expansion. The state’s top elected leaders predicted Obamacare would fail, and they’re doing their part.

[snot]

1. F.w.i.w.,

I just posted about my experience in a state that rejected the Medicaid expansion and did not set up an exchange, at http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024115149 .

Bottom line: for my household, Obamacare will probably save us money and give us better coverage.

[DallasNE]

2. This Story Is Far From Being Over

In a lot of those States that choose not to go for Medicaid expansion they will be in for a rude awakening. A lot of people are finding out that they qualify for Medicaid under the old rules and they just didn't know it before. So, how long before they are begging to take advantage of Medicaid expansion so the federal government picks up the tab?

[busterbrown]

3. Many of these people are just plain uninformed and State Media is complicit in the deception..

Others believe Jesus wants it this way while others would rather be sick than let a Black Kenyan Socialist help them out of their misery..