Entire ACA upheld by Supreme Court

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Lots of states have said they won't accept the Medicaid expansion; too bad Riot's list doesn't include many of them.

yeah, too bad i can't see the list.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Danzig

yeah, too bad i can't see the list.

How's that high horse, Lady Disdain?

[slotdirt]

You're talking about state exchanges versus the Medicaid expansion. One can set up one without tackling the other. They're not mutually exclusive. Jindal's statement above is that he's not going to set up an exchange, which was well within his rights as a state governor before the Supreme Court ever acted on the law.

[Riot]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

You're talking about state exchanges versus the Medicaid expansion. One can set up one without tackling the other. They're not mutually exclusive. Jindal's statement above is that he's not going to set up an exchange, which was well within his rights as a state governor before the Supreme Court ever acted on the law.

Yes, I agree. Yes, talking about the Medicaid expansion, not the state exchanges. Jindal has said he won't participate in either that I've seen - I've not seen him say anything different yet about Medicaid, as you've said, although I hope he does change his mind.

I hope they all change their minds. They are going to be in trouble with the exchanges, however, as those take time to set up, and these govs are delaying that.

If the govs don't set up the exchanges, the Feds will just give the state a federally-run exchange. But if the Gov. declines the Medicaid expansion, the citizens of the state will continue paying for the uninsured "freeloaders" as they are now. And those poor people will remain without health care.