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Medicaid Expansion Becomes Trendy With Death of GOP Health Bill

March 31, 2017

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All of a sudden, Medicaid is trendy again.

The governor of Kansas vetoed a bill on Thursday that would have expanded Medicaid in his state. But the legislature is reserving the option of trying to override the veto and Virginia and North Carolina are moving toward expansion.

Several other states are considering it.

It’s a fast turnaround made by states that had resolutely resisted taking part on a major plank of the 2010 Affordable Care Act — the expansion of Medicaid to cover more people.

Now that the GOP-sponsored American Health Care Act has failed to win support in Congress, governors and state legislatures are taking a hard look at whether that offer of federally funded Medicaid expansion is worth taking up.

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Eight in ten Hispanics who are currently not insured may qualify for Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), or lower costs on monthly premiums through the Health Insurance Marketplace, according to the Obama Administration. JIM YOUNG / Reuters

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http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/medicaid-expansion-becomes-trendy-death-gop-health-bill-n740846

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‘Real Progress’: Percentage of U.S. Smokers Plummets, CDC Finds

November 17, 2015

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Delighted federal health officials said Thursday the number of smokers has plummeted by nearly 20 percent in the past 10 years and dropped a full percentage point in the last year alone.

They’re not sure of all the reasons why, but credit anti-smoking campaigns, better insurance coverage to help people kick the habit, and tougher laws that make it harder to smoke in a growing number places.

But the researchers note that people covered by Medicaid — the government health insurance plan for low-income people, and those who don’t have any health insurance at all are far more likely to smoke than people with good health insurance.

!!!!!CigaretteSmokingDecrease1 Survey: College kids smoked more pot than cigarettes last year

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http://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/real-progress-percentage-u-s-smokers-plummets-cdc-finds-n462336

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Medicaid Expansion Becomes Trendy With Death of GOP Health Bill

‘Real Progress’: Percentage of U.S. Smokers Plummets, CDC Finds

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