Discussion I'm having on FB. Can someone with knowlege about the ACA help me out?

[BlueStreak]

32. It is economic insanity for any Governor to NOT expand Medicaid

The first year costs the state nothing, but even down the road the Federal government pays 90% of the cost of providing health care to all these millions of low income people. Think about that.

That means that for every $1000 of money spent for that health care, only $100 will be paid by the state. And what happens to that $1000? It goes into the salaries of the state's TAXPAYERS. Nurses, Doctors, Receptionists. Administrators. Orderlies. Custodians. Food prep workers.

And what do they do? They pay tax on this income. And the money turns over multiple times to other people and companies that in turn pay taxes. That $1000 will generate MORE than $100 in additional sales and income taxes or the state. In other words, the state ends up AHEAD.

Even if the Republican Governors don't give a shit about whether their people have health care (and obviously they don't), as a pure economic development program, this is a no-brainer.

Having said all that, if it is a married couple, then I don't think the wife can individually qualify for Medicaid if the family income is over the Medicaid level.