Business, health, political leaders digest Medicaid expansion issues
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New Hampshire Union Leader
-- Extending the Medicaid expansion program is important for both businesses and people receiving health care, according to speakers at a legislative breakfast Monday.
"This is a game changer for
Medicaid expansion provides health-care coverage for about 7,500 city residents.
"I know for a fact that it absolutely is changing the trajectory for so many residents who otherwise would have been in much worse situations," she said. "Their health outcomes would have been poorer."
Sen.
"What I'm being told is that there is confusion and controversy in the House," D'Allesandro said. "There is a strong group in the House that's adamantly opposed to reauthorization, and they're going to battle it."
D'Allesandro said the state has received about
"A lot of lives have been saved; a lot of lives have been made better," he said.
The current bill includes work or community-service requirements for certain participants and conversion of the program to an HMO-style managed-care approach.
"It's critical in our community that we keep this going," said Mayor
"I hear every day about how many small businesses struggle to keep up with their health-insurance premiums, their health-care costs overall," Skelton said.
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