Post by Logan on Jun 27, 2016 1:23:04 GMT -6
Rep. Spencer: Georgia Will Open Pandora’s Box with “Private Option” Medicaid Expansion
In Ancient Greek mythology, Pandora opened a box just a little bit to see what was there and unleashed terrible evils she never expected. Expanding Medicaid under ObamaCare, no matter the name or form, is opening a Pandora’s Box that Georgians will forever regret.
Unfortunately, a once staunch ally and key player in the opposition to ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion believes “[w]e have to open that box and look just a little bit and see what’s available.”
While I have great respect and admiration for the legacy-building work of State Senate Health & Human Service Chairwoman Renee Unterman (R-Buford) for championing policies to advance justice for child sexual abuse and human trafficking victims, I believe her recent change of heart to reconsider Medicaid expansion in Georgia to be concerning.
It appears that this prominent state senator will be forming alliances with the Georgia Chamber of Commerce to push for a Medicaid expansion model similar to that which was implemented in the State of Arkansas, called the “Private Option”. Instead of working for Arkansas taxpayers, this program, which is now known as “Arkansas Works,” has done anything but work effectively for the state’s taxpayers. Supporters of this model believes that a Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver that Arkansas received will give the State of Georgia the ability to expand Medicaid under our terms, not those of ObamaCare. That is just not true, and the disastrous experiment in Arkansas is proof.
Read more: evans.allongeorgia.com/rep-spencer-georgia-will-open-pandoras-box-with-private-option-medicaid-expansion/
In Ancient Greek mythology, Pandora opened a box just a little bit to see what was there and unleashed terrible evils she never expected. Expanding Medicaid under ObamaCare, no matter the name or form, is opening a Pandora’s Box that Georgians will forever regret.
Unfortunately, a once staunch ally and key player in the opposition to ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion believes “[w]e have to open that box and look just a little bit and see what’s available.”
While I have great respect and admiration for the legacy-building work of State Senate Health & Human Service Chairwoman Renee Unterman (R-Buford) for championing policies to advance justice for child sexual abuse and human trafficking victims, I believe her recent change of heart to reconsider Medicaid expansion in Georgia to be concerning.
It appears that this prominent state senator will be forming alliances with the Georgia Chamber of Commerce to push for a Medicaid expansion model similar to that which was implemented in the State of Arkansas, called the “Private Option”. Instead of working for Arkansas taxpayers, this program, which is now known as “Arkansas Works,” has done anything but work effectively for the state’s taxpayers. Supporters of this model believes that a Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver that Arkansas received will give the State of Georgia the ability to expand Medicaid under our terms, not those of ObamaCare. That is just not true, and the disastrous experiment in Arkansas is proof.
Read more: evans.allongeorgia.com/rep-spencer-georgia-will-open-pandoras-box-with-private-option-medicaid-expansion/