Medicaid expansion debate pops up in Senate
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"These are working people, people who work a lot harder than we do," Bryan told his fellow senators. He added they were people working everyday even though they need to go to the doctor but do not because they can't afford it.
When the ACA, known as Obamacare, was passed in 2010,
But in recent years, the issue has seldom been debated by the Legislature. Bryan did not offer an amendment to expand Medicaid Tuesday, but simply stated that he believes creative ways could be found to pay for the state's share of the expansion -- 10 percent of the total costs. He said drawing down the 90 percent share paid by the federal government could actually be an economic boon to the state as multiple studies have found.
Plus, he said, "We could alleviate human suffering if that is of any consequence."
Bryan's discussion about Medicaid expansion came up Tuesday as the
Legislative leaders are hoping to use the technical amendments bill this year to save money in the program that costs the state nearly
Among the issues under consideration in this year's technical amendments bill are proposals to expand the number of physician visits and drug precipitations Medicaid recipients can receive in a month.
The
A large portion of the Medicaid population is in managed care programs where the companies receive a set amount of money to provide health care to the beneficiaries.
The technical amendments bill pending in the House would allow a coalition of the state's hospitals to operate a managed care program for Medicaid.
The complex legislation will ultimately be hammered out by
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