Squandering $2 billion dollars in essentially free money is not what anyone would call “fiscal conservatism.” But that’s exactly what the phony fiscal conservatives
Tag: expanding Medicaid
Opting out of Medicaid expansion: Here’s how many people it hurts
I live in a state whose Republican-controlled legislature decided to opt-out of Medicaid expansion. As you probably remember, expanding Medicaid was a key provision
The “Cardinal Way”: A model for MO legislature, and others, too
After the St. Louis Cardinals won the [2013] National League Championship Series, it was reported that a rookie player, Seth Maness, said, “It’s a
Legislators against Medicaid expansion wait in the wings to say, “I told you so.”
Recently, Ron Pollack, executive director of Families USA, wrote about the “practical effects of the Affordable Care Act. His remarks clarified for me that
Dear Governor Nixon: Extend Medicaid coverage in Missouri
Dear Governor Nixon: During the debate over the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we learned many things as a country. Chief among them, in my