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Officials say the strategy helps patients, as well as providers. But critics complain it's about revenue generation, not about improving health.
In letter to governors, HHS Secretary Sebelius urges states to "take advantage of unusually generous" Medicaid expansion deal.
Some low-income adults could be thrown "into a black hole with nowhere to turn for coverage."
A growing number of Republican lawmakers and state Medicaid officials say they may pass up the nearly $1 trillion federal pot to expand the program. Politics is a factor, but cash-strapped states also have legitimate budget concerns.
Provider cuts may limit care for poor people and make it harder to expand the program in 2014.
Under the health law, Medicaid will grow to cover every American with a household income below 133 percent of the federal poverty level. A ruling against the expansion -- or the entire law
The hunt for illegal immigrants interferes with federally funded care for farmworkers.
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The Supreme Court Thursday gave states the option to skip the Medicaid expansion, but the pressure of accepting millions in new federal dollars to pay for coverage for low-income people may be too great.
The decision to let states opt out of the Medicaid expansion means hospitals serving the poor could still be stuck with unpaid care.
More privately insured Americans are delaying treatment, while safety net programs cannot meet demand by those people who are under- and uninsured.
The explosion of Web- and telephone-based medical services is transforming the delivery of primary health care, giving consumers access from home for inexpensive, round-the-clock care.
The Supreme Court said the federal health law cannot force states to participate in the planned expansion of Medicaid. But since the federal government was paying the bulk of the bill, will states really forego the option?
The ruling on Medicaid creates a new arena for political battles in the 26 states that sued to overturn the law. Within hours of the decision, Republican officials in several states said they were likely to oppose expanding the program.
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