Sandoval instills Obamacare Medicaid expansion

[Maxwell]

The first GOP Governor to put Obamacare in his state.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/12/brian-sandoval-nevada-medicaid-expansion_n_2284478.html

[Frodo]

Brave man -given the fact he is also going to set up a state-run exchange, I guess this means he is staying in Nevada since there is no way he can make it out of the primaries.  

[Maxwell]

Brave man -given the fact he is also going to set up a state-run exchange, I guess this means he is staying in Nevada since there is no way he can make it out of the primaries.  

I could see him being the Senator in Reid's seat.

[Gass3268]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/11/idaho-obamacare-insurance-exchange_n_2280509.html

This article says that Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi and New Mexico are also going to set up their own exchanges as well. Interesting note about Mississippi is Governor Phil Bryant doesn't' want it, but the Republican Insurance Commissioner is going to set one up anyway against the Governor's wishes.  

[Maxwell]

Looks like the dominoes are falling rather quickly.

[Likely Voter]

Within a decade or so all the sates will be doing it, Blue and Red

[Frodo]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/11/idaho-obamacare-insurance-exchange_n_2280509.html

This article says that Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi and New Mexico are also going to set up their own exchanges as well. Interesting note about Mississippi is Governor Phil Bryant doesn't' want it, but the Republican Insurance Commissioner is going to set one up anyway against the Governor's wishes.  

So along with Gov. Brian Sandoval, I guess we can now rule out Susana Martinez running for President -or in being appointed Veep.  

[politicallefty]

I'm actually more interested to see which states will sign on with the Medicaid expansion than whether or not states set up their own exchanges. The Medicaid expansion was probably the most important part of Obamacare. It should be tough for states to hold out, especially when they're getting free money for years (and still a great deal after that). It is good to see some Republican sanity once in awhile. Unfortunately, the states that need the Medicaid expansion the most (like Texas) have the most obstinate governors.

[MaxQue]

Looks like the dominoes are falling rather quickly.

Well, when Obamacare will turn out to being a success, they will be able to take credit for implementing it, while the stubborn and ideological governors will be in electoral trouble.

[Blue3]

If the states don't create their own exchange, then the federal government creates an exchange for the state. So it's kind of surprising why any state is rejecting it, since it gives the federal government more power over them, but whatever... their loss.

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/11/idaho-obamacare-insurance-exchange_n_2280509.html

This article says that Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi and New Mexico are also going to set up their own exchanges as well. Interesting note about Mississippi is Governor Phil Bryant doesn't' want it, but the Republican Insurance Commissioner is going to set one up anyway against the Governor's wishes. 

Otter, Branstad, whatever the Mississippi Insurance Commissioner's name is, and Martinez are doing the right and sensible thing. As is Sandoval, obviously, since he's the subject of this thread.

[greenforest32]

I wonder if New Mexico's governor will follow suit? Both these states have legislatures most likely in favor. Then there's states like Missouri and Arkansas where the legislature is probably opposed while the Governor is not: http://www.advisory.com/Daily-Briefing/2012/11/09/MedicaidMap



Also thought this was interesting: http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-nebraska-lawmakers-could-override-veto-on-medicaid-expansion.html

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[Svensson]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/11/idaho-obamacare-insurance-exchange_n_2280509.html

This article says that Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi and New Mexico are also going to set up their own exchanges as well. Interesting note about Mississippi is Governor Phil Bryant doesn't' want it, but the Republican Insurance Commissioner is going to set one up anyway against the Governor's wishes.  

So along with Gov. Brian Sandoval, I guess we can now rule out Susana Martinez running for President -or in being appointed Veep.  

With the obstructionist facade falling this quickly, I don't see raving tea party goofs being a force to be reckoned with for much longer.

[badgate]

I'm not sure a GOP governor doing a state-run exchange is automatically DOA in a presidential primary. If ACA works the way it's supposed to, then by 2016 the governors who went with the federal-run exchanges have a primary problem for relinquishing the ability of a state-run exchange to the big bad evil federal government. Governors who went with a state-run exchange will probably still get hit but it won't work because it will be obvious that those governors were right to have confidence in ACA.

[Frodo]

I'm not sure a GOP governor doing a state-run exchange is automatically DOA in a presidential primary. If ACA works the way it's supposed to, then by 2016 the governors who went with the federal-run exchanges have a primary problem for relinquishing the ability of a state-run exchange to the big bad evil federal government. Governors who went with a state-run exchange will probably still get hit but it won't work because it will be obvious that those governors were right to have confidence in ACA.

If you were referring to a rational primary GOP electorate, you'd be right. 

[greenforest32]

I wonder if New Mexico's governor will follow suit? Both these states have legislatures most likely in favor.

Yup: http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/01/09/1426161/new-mexico-medicaid-expansion/

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[greenforest32]

Now this one is surprising. The third Republican governor, and the first with a Republican majority in the state legislature (we'll see if they support it too), to sign up for the Medicaid expansion is Jan Brewer: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/14/arizona-medicaid-expansion_n_2474726.html

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There was a ballot measure in the state in 2000 that partially expanded Medicaid above federal minimums at the time so they were probably closer than other states to the ACA's guidelines but the Southwest does stand out so far.

[King]

New Mexico and Nevada are too poor to play political games with Medicaid.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

New Mexico and Nevada are too poor to play political games with Medicaid.

That isn't stopping South Carolina.

[politicallefty]

I didn't expect someone like Jan Brewer to support this, but I'll definitely give credit where it's due.

Most of the insanity on this issue is coming from Southern Republican governors, which is of course where its needed the most. I wouldn't be surprised to see more Republican governors sign up. The biggest question will be which ones.

[King]

New Mexico and Nevada are too poor to play political games with Medicaid.

That isn't stopping South Carolina.

The South isn't self-aware.

[Lief 🗽]

A lot of the Medicaid expansion would be helping blacks, so it's not surprising that Southern Republicans are so opposed to it.

[badgate]

A lot of the Medicaid expansion would be helping blacks, so it's not surprising that Southern Republicans are so opposed to it.

This is what I don't understand about republicans. Why not, instead of punishing people who don't vote for them, they help them? That way, next time around, some of these people will think "hey, I should vote for that nice Republican that expanded Medicaid so that I'd be covered."

[Frodo]

A lot of the Medicaid expansion would be helping blacks, so it's not surprising that Southern Republicans are so opposed to it.

This is what I don't understand about republicans. Why not, instead of punishing people who don't vote for them, they help them? That way, next time around, some of these people will think "hey, I should vote for that nice Republican that expanded Medicaid so that I'd be covered."

Because it will be spun by their conservative backers as money from hard-working white southerners being taken from them to subsidize dead-beat black folks with nothing better to do than loiter on a street-corner and rage against the injustice of it all. 

In short, if these Republicans supported Medicaid expansion, they'd be primaried.   

[Blue3]

The GOP Governor in North Dakota is doing it now too