Medicaid Getting Expanded!
Virginia has finally voted to expand it's Medicaid program! Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. To get even more TYT in ...
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VIRGINIA HAS FINALLY VOTED IN FAVOR OF EXPANDING ITS MEDICAID PROGRAM WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY COVER AS MANY AS 400,000 LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS IN THE STATE. VIRGINIA WAS ONE OF THE STATES THAT REFUSE TO EXPAND ITS MEDICAID EXPANSION UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A TIDBIT THAT BLOWS MY MIND, EXPANDING MEDICAID UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WOULD PRIMARILY BE FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SO IT IS MONEY AND RESOURCES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS READY AND WILLING TO GIVE THE STATES TO EXPAND THEIR MEDICAID PROGRAMS AND OFFER HEALTH INSURANCE. BUT STATES LIKE VIRGINIA REFUSED UNTIL RECENTLY. SO WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT IS DIFFERENT? ELECTIONS HAPPENED, THEY MATTER. PREVIOUSLY YOU HAD WAY MORE REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES IN VIRGINIA. BUT NOW IN THE HOUSE YOU...
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VIRGINIA HAS FINALLY VOTED IN FAVOR OF EXPANDING ITS MEDICAID PROGRAM WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY COVER AS MANY AS 400,000 LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS IN THE STATE. VIRGINIA WAS ONE OF THE STATES THAT REFUSE TO EXPAND ITS MEDICAID EXPANSION UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND JUST TO GIVE YOU A TIDBIT THAT BLOWS MY MIND, EXPANDING MEDICAID UNDER THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WOULD PRIMARILY BE FUNDED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SO IT IS MONEY AND RESOURCES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS READY AND WILLING TO GIVE THE STATES TO EXPAND THEIR MEDICAID PROGRAMS AND OFFER HEALTH INSURANCE. BUT STATES LIKE VIRGINIA REFUSED UNTIL RECENTLY. SO WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT IS DIFFERENT? ELECTIONS HAPPENED, THEY MATTER. PREVIOUSLY YOU HAD WAY MORE REPUBLICANS IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES IN VIRGINIA. BUT NOW IN THE HOUSE YOU...
