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Why do something simply when you can spend more to get less? That appears to be exactly what Wisconsin has done when it chose its own path to expand Medicaid to some low-income adults. A new report from the non-profit Kids Forward underscores the fiscal illogic of Wisconsin’s approach.…

According to a recent poll, nearly one third of Americans believe that President Trump has already repealed the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Last month, Trump boasted that the Republican tax legislation “essentially repealed Obamacare” by eliminating the requirement that all individuals have health insurance.That claim is not quite true.The…

*This piece initially appeared on the HuffPost.The deal appears set for a massive tax give-away to corporations and the super wealthy. News reports are that the Senate and House have agreed that their deficit-busting tax bill will be ready to send to Donald Trump next week. The president, in…

(Chart updated January 26, 2018 and reflects most recent approvals in Kentucky. An updated chart can be downloaded here)Medicaid operates as a federal-state partnership: the federal government provides states with generous funding, but states must adhere to the requirements of the federal Medicaid statute and regulations.Now that Congress has…

Senate Republicans decided this week to wade back into the health care debate by including a repeal of the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate in their tax cut bill. As noted in a previous blog, this bill, as well as the House bill, creates a massive give-away to the…