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Hoyt

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14. As much as I despise Pence, Indiana actually did expand Medicaid in early 2015.

Reply to AwakeAtLast (Reply #13)

Mon Jan 9, 2017, 06:34 AM

Jan 2017

They got permission from the feds to do some things -- some good, some questionable -- that are interesting approaches. My guess is Pence was forced by others to do it. I did not realize Indiana had expanded Medicaid until I heard it on a discussion of ACA the other day. I was surprised.

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Judge Roberts deserves most of the blame for the Affordable Care Act's difficulties [View all] MattP Jan 2017 OP

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Hey, watch it. I grew up in Teaneck.........NJ pangaia Jan 2017 #5

Edited accordingly! tenorly Jan 2017 #6

Thank you. pangaia Jan 2017 #10

Sure thing. tenorly Jan 2017 #11

No idea. I haven't lived there since 1963. pangaia Jan 2017 #12

"His tweaking of the judgement to make it a tax" - the Obama administration claimed it was a tax. PoliticAverse Jan 2017 #2

Plenty of blame; however, I blame states who refused to expand Medicaid even though Hoyt Jan 2017 #3

+1 putitinD Jan 2017 #4

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Pence led one of those states AwakeAtLast Jan 2017 #13

As much as I despise Pence, Indiana actually did expand Medicaid in early 2015. Hoyt Jan 2017 #14

+1, this was a heartless evil move.. they knew people needed the expansion uponit7771 Jan 2017 #15

Well I blame everyone but myself always! Yeah that sounds goods, in the meantime costs have not ... cliffside Jan 2017 #7

BULL FUCKIN SHIT !!! You know, or should know, the premium increases would be worse without ACA or uponit7771 Jan 2017 #16

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