Arkansas GOP to Continue Medicaid Expansion While Seeking Reforms

[Frodo]

Maybe we can expect the same approach in Kentucky, perhaps?

Arkansas Republicans Vote To Continue Medicaid Expansion While Seeking Reforms

By JACOB KAUFFMAN • 12 HOURS AGO

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[Famous Mortimer]

Did that stupid state level thing the Democrats wanted ever happen? So now the Republican governor is to the left of his Democratic predecessor on this issue?

[Famous Mortimer]

Re: Kentucky. I actually think the Republican plan there will end up benefiting Democrats. Doing away with Medicaid expansion is obviously unambiguously bad. Doing away with Kynect or whatever is great for us though. There were so many stupid people in Kentucky who loved Kynect but claimed to hate Obamacare. All the Republicans are doing is forcing those people to get their insurance from the main Obamacare website and realize how good it is.

[Kingpoleon]

Did that stupid state level thing the Democrats wanted ever happen? So now the Republican governor is to the left of his Democratic predecessor on this issue?

Correct. Hutchison is a great person to be Governor. The only AR Republican better than him would have been the deceased Winthrop P. Rockefeller. Thankfully, the Governor's keeping the Tea Party down.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Good on them. Though this will probably just result in some superficial changes and the Arkansas Republicans claiming all the credit for "bringing healthcare to all Arkansans" after this ceases to be a hot button issue.

Well, everyone does keep saying Obamacare is a Republican policy...

[JerryArkansas]

So far all they have done is rename the program.  It is the same thing under Beebe.  I'm happy Hutchinson is pushing back on the far right who wanted to dismantle it.