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In reply to the discussion: Well, I finally got to see the plans I qualify for on the federal exchange. [View all]LynnTTT
(363 posts)Governor Haley did not accept the Medicaid expansion or set up a state exchange ( she did take $25 miilion to reesearch whether it was feasible though).
Howver, I read one article and haven't been able to substantiate the factes;
On October 1, the state started a program ( Healthy Outcomes) which placed a quote on hospitals and health care facilities to "enroll" emergency room regulars in some non-profit programs to get them out of emergency rooms. The state is spendoing $ 475 million in order to enroll a minimum of 8500 patients. That's about $55,000 per person. Instead of accepting the Medicare expansions which would have covered thousands at NO COST of years. If the hospitals don't meet the quota they get penalized on their reimbursement.
This was in our local paper and I can't get answers from the state, although that might be my mission for the next few days.