Republicans, touting conservative study, warn against Medicaid expansion
The report drew swift criticism from
The study, by the conservative
The conclusions drew sharp criticism from
"This study has several methodological and analytical flaws that substantially compromise the validity of its conclusions," Friedsam said.
Friedsam in an email said the study omits evidence of better health outcomes associated with previous BadgerCare expansions, and pointed to mathematical errors and problems with the study's conclusion that health care spending is higher in Medicaid expansion states.
She added most economists reject the reasoning that private sector health care costs would increase because health care providers would pass on costs from low Medicaid reimbursement rates to consumers.
A September LFB report showed taking full Medicaid expansion beginning in 2020 would give the state an additional
Evers is likely to include federal money for Medicaid expansion in his biennial budget request to be unveiled
But
"I think all of us have made it very clear that we do not and will not support Medicaid expansion," said Sen.
The study acknowledged some of the "obvious" benefits of Medicaid expansion, such as expanding health care coverage for individuals currently unable to afford coverage and increasing use of preventive care.
But it also found higher health care costs in states that took Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act compared with those that didn't. After controlling for variables such as age, income, poverty, urban concentration and total population, the study found an increase in private sector health care costs of
"The strings that come with federal money often make it not worth it, and here we've got a very credible analysis that really points that out," Stroebel said.
Friedsam, however, said it's unlikely
Assembly Speaker
"It's not hard to see the bias in this report put together by a wannabe staff for
Liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now revealed Williams offered to advise former Gov.
The most recent
One such study found private insurance premiums in Medicaid expansion states are 11 percent lower than those in non-expansion states based on a statistical comparison of bordering counties. The study by two professors at
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