Medicaid expansion could lower individual market premiums, study suggests
The report, released Tuesday, comes after leaders of the Republican-controlled Legislature said last week they would strip Democratic Gov.
The Evers administration has said Medicaid expansion would cover 82,000 more people on Medicaid, half of whom are currently uninsured. The move would save the state
The new report, from
That range is lower than the estimated 40,000 or so people the
More than 200,000 people are on the exchange in
While some
"Previous research has shown that Medicaid expansion reduces individual market premiums," the report says.
It cites previous studies by the Obama administration in 2016 and in the
"The evidence is clear: States that expand Medicaid see a reduction in the cost of health insurance on the individual market,"
WILL released a study in February saying that Medicaid expansion could cost a net
However, a study last month by UW-Madison economists said Medicaid expansion could save
Under Medicaid expansion, the state would extend eligibility for the state coverage to adults who make up to 138% of the federal poverty level, up from the 100% now. The federal government would pay at least 90% of the cost, up from its regular 60% share for most people on Medicaid.
Taking Medicaid expansion in 2014 would have saved the state
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