Post by Logan on Jul 7, 2016 3:08:58 GMT -6
'It’s not right versus left... It’s right versus wrong:' Louisiana’s road to Medicaid expansion has been long and winding
Against all odds, Louisiana has become the 31st state — perhaps more noteworthy, the first state in the Deep South — to expand Medicaid through the federal Affordable Care Act, granting thousands of people no-cost health insurance more than six years after “Obamacare” became the law of the land.
Louisiana’s improbable journey to Medicaid expansion, which officials say will help an estimated 375,000 people gain access to health care coverage in the coming year, has had several twists and turns, behind-the-scenes dealings and highly publicized promotional events, as well as public pleas and assists from unlikely sources.
“I believe there is nothing we could have done that would be more impactful on the future of this state,” Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rebekah Gee said confidently.
Just a year ago, Medicaid expansion was something of a nonstarter for Louisiana. Its prospects remained hazy at best.
Read more: theadvocate.com/news/politics/16210252-123/its-not-right-versus-left-its-right-versus-wrong-louisianas-road-to-medicaid-expansion-has-been-l
Against all odds, Louisiana has become the 31st state — perhaps more noteworthy, the first state in the Deep South — to expand Medicaid through the federal Affordable Care Act, granting thousands of people no-cost health insurance more than six years after “Obamacare” became the law of the land.
Louisiana’s improbable journey to Medicaid expansion, which officials say will help an estimated 375,000 people gain access to health care coverage in the coming year, has had several twists and turns, behind-the-scenes dealings and highly publicized promotional events, as well as public pleas and assists from unlikely sources.
“I believe there is nothing we could have done that would be more impactful on the future of this state,” Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rebekah Gee said confidently.
Just a year ago, Medicaid expansion was something of a nonstarter for Louisiana. Its prospects remained hazy at best.
Read more: theadvocate.com/news/politics/16210252-123/its-not-right-versus-left-its-right-versus-wrong-louisianas-road-to-medicaid-expansion-has-been-l