Tag Archives: Medicaid Expansion
Republicans in the NH Senate Who Expanded “Expanded Medicaid”
On Saturday I referenced the passage of expanded Medicaid out of the State Senate. The new Bradley-Care Bill, SB313, complete with a new and improved five-year plan (instead of two, cue the Soviet national anthem) got the yeah votes of every … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Health Care, Legislation, Republicans
Tagged Jeb Bradley, Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, SB313
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New Hampshire Senate OKs measure to extend Medicaid expansion under uncertain Obamacare
After a couple of hours of debate, the Senate has voted to move forward with Senate Bill 313, which would rewrite and reauthorize one of the key state-controlled provisions of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, in New … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Legislation
Tagged Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, NH Watchdog, Obamacare
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NH Medicaid Expansion – I wonder if State Senator Jeb Bradley is finally going to apologize to us all?
Even if he doesn’t, there’s a whole bunch of us that can and will taunt him with “See, told ya so!” as the Baby Daddy of Medicaid Expansion here in NH is finally meeting up with fiscal reality as the Sugar … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, GraniteGrok, Health Care, Republicans, taxes
Tagged Bradley Care, Medicaid Expansion
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Report: Drug Addiction, Overdoses and Fraud Increases in Medicaid Expansion States
[Yesterday], organizations that make money as drug abuse treatment centers held a breakfast for legislators to urge them to continue supporting Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion. These organizations directly benefit from taxpayer dollars because they rely on them in order to keep … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Drugs, Health Care
Tagged Addiction, Fraud, Medicaid Expansion, Overdose
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House Freedom Caucus Opposes Legislation to Make Obamacare Expansion of Medicaid Permanent
CONCORD – The New Hampshire House Freedom Caucus stands strongly opposed to legislation that would make Obamacare Medicaid expansion permanent in New Hampshire. Today, legislation that would keep the current Medicaid expansion regime in place permanently (HB 1811) will receive … Continue reading
NHHFC Reacts to Actuarial Report Showing Medicaid Expansion is Destroying Individual Marketplace
Concord – The New Hampshire House Freedom Caucus (NHHFC) today responded to the release of an actuarial report showing that Medicaid expansion is massively driving up the costs of premiums in the individual marketplace. The report, prepared by Gorman Actuarial, … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, Health Care
Tagged Medicaid Expansion, NHHFC
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New Hampshire lawmakers prepare for next session
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Legislature won’t be back in session until January, but lawmakers have begun drafting bills and crafting agendas. After getting the budget out of the way last year, re-authorization of the state’s expanded Medicaid … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation
Tagged Medicaid Expansion, NH House, NH Senate, Steve Shurtleff
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Senate panel investigating surging Medicaid costs in …New Hampshire…
The soaring costs of Medicaid expansion in eight U.S. states – including Michigan, Ohio, New Hampshire and Illinois, is under investigation by a U.S. Senate committee. Sen. Ron Johnson, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, sent … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, Health Care
Tagged Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion
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N.H. DHHS head talks health care provider taxes to pay for expanded Medicaid
Amid growing uncertainty around New Hampshire’s Medicaid expansion program and a looming 2018 deadline, Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Jeffrey Meyers is exploring a new potential fix: provider taxes. In an interview with the Monitor editorial board last week, Meyers … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Health Care, taxes
Tagged DHHS, Jeffrey Meyers, Medicaid Expansion, taxes
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