Sebelius calls on Walker to expand Medicaid
No, fear-Walker's set in stone #teaparty ideology will not allow him to even entertain this notion.
Now Walker wants to open it up to more insurance companies!! He had his chance to work with the Fed Gov to get as many insurance companies into the exchanges as possible but he sat on his butt!! Wisconsinites will suffer because of his gross miscalculations!
Sebelius calls on Walker to expand Medicaid
http://chippewa.com/news/state-and-regional/sebelius-calls-on-walker-to-expand-medicaid/article_0afa6794-de60-559b-8fe1-0a3d74115243.html
13 hours ago • By DINESH RAMDE
President Barack Obama's top health care official urged Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Friday to reverse course and accept $10 billion in federal funds to help expand the state's Medicaid program.
Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, said the money would pay for costs that are currently being absorbed by taxpayers and community hospitals.
"I'm hoping the governor and Legislature will take a new look at this opportunity," she said................
While Sebelius toured the Progressive Community Health Centers in Milwaukee, Walker's office released a letter asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for an additional measure of flexibility in implementing the health care law. The law allows qualified residents to use tax credits to purchase a plan in the federal exchange, and Walker proposed letting people use tax credits for any insurance plan _ not just those on the exchange..............
