A Number Of States Will Lose A Fortune For Refusing To Expand Medicaid (all because they hate Obama)

[Cali_Democrat]

Millions of mostly poor Americans will be impacted:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/27/states-medicaid-expansion_n_4867252.html

The Huffington Post
by Shadee Ashtari

Following a 2012 Supreme Court ruling that made Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act optional for states, 20 states have opted out of the reform, rejecting billions of dollars of federal funding for low-income residents. Texas and Florida will lose more than $9 billion and $5 billion, respectively.

The following map indicates the net loss of federal funds by 2022, in millions, for the 20 states choosing not to participate in Medicaid expansion, assuming all other states participate, according to data from the Commonwealth Fund:

[yuiyoshida]

1. Why does the GOP HATE America?

IF this COUNTRY were a ship...THEY would sink it just for the INSURANCE MONEY!

[Brigid]

6. You win the internets for at least the week.

[napkinz]

2. and a huge number of people will lose their LIVES!

[Fumesucker]

3. It wouldn't matter who the Democratic president was, they'd do the same damn thing

Yeah, they hate Obama, they hated Clinton too.

Remember when Jesse Helms implied Clinton was in danger going to military bases in NC?

[Cali_Democrat]

4. Of course it wouldn't matter who the Dem President was

They'll do the same if Hillary or Warren become prez, but that's not the point of the article.

The point of the article was more of a focus on the actual states and people that will be affected.

People will die because of politics.

Read the article and the links.

[Fumesucker]

5. What makes you assume it doesn't affect me?

[Cali_Democrat]

7. What gave you the impression that I think you won't be affected?

I never said you won't be affected.

[Fumesucker]

8. You were lecturing me about it

As if I'm unaware.

[Cali_Democrat]

9. Sensitive much? In no way did I lecture you.

What words did I use to give you the impression that you were being lectured by me?

LOL. I'm sure you're a blast at parties.

[Fumesucker]

10. Ah the roly poly sign of defeat

[Cali_Democrat]

11. Yes...you have "defeated" me.

What the fu...

[indepat]

12. They hate BHO so much, they are gratuitously willing to let their own citizens die in droves: such is

not just sick, it is inhumane and tantamount to wrongful death, reeking of homicide.

[Blue_In_AK]

13. Even our local Chamber of Commerce urged our asshat governor to accept Medicaid expansion,

and he refused, a very unpopular position for him to take. I really despise the guy for this and so many other reasons.