Health Care 
Medicaid Expansion Update–Part 1(2)
As part of Obamacare, states are invited–it was going to be essentially federal compulsion, but the Supreme Court changed this last June–to sign up millions of new people for Medicaid, the health insurance program for the non-elderly. Washington is to pay the expansion’s entire cost for three years, and (ratcheting down to 90 percent) nearly [...]
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Does Obamacare Actually Ration Medicare?
(Publisher’s note: Obamacare will continue to be controversial regardless of who wins the presidential race next month. Medicare is a huge issue in the health care debate taking place here in Virginia and around the country. This article adds to that public policy debate.) Among 45 new government organizations created by the Affordable Care Act, [...]
The Impact of Obamacare and Ryancare on Medicare
(Publisher’s note: Medicare is a huge issue facing our state’s elderly population and those preparing for retirement – those 50 years old and older. This article will hopefully put some of this raging debate into perspective.) In a high-stakes battle for the votes of senior citizens, Romney, Obama, and their respective supporters have been trading [...]
Medicaid Expansion in Virginia? Maybe Not.
The Obamacare ruling from the Supreme Court in late June is best known for upholding the requirement that people buy health insurance. But it also gave cash-strapped states a significant break. They can no longer be forced to expand their Medicaid programs, as the health-care law sought beginning in 2014. The court ruled that it [...]
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