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Old 07-09-2012, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Danzig View Post
yeah, arkansas already said months ago they weren't going to set up an exchange. it's not a requirement, the feds will have one set up. and the scotus removed the medicaid funding rule, so states are free to do as they wish there. they can't be coerced.
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Actually, what the SCOTUS said was that if a state refuses to expand Medicaid under the ACA, they cannot lose all their current Medicaid funding - only the ACA funding. Losing all their federal Medicaid money was the incentive to expand the program.

That's right - if your state doesn't want to be "coerced" into letting the feds pay for expanding healthcare to the currently poor and uninsured in your state, you will continue to personally pay for those uninsured in your premium costs, doctor and ER costs.

Such a choice, hum?
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