Tag Archives: Medicaid Expansion

The ACA Toolbox for Health Reform: What State Health Leaders Aren’t Telling the General Assembly

Posted on February 5, 2013 by

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides health policymakers with a robust set of tools to accomplish important changes to both bring costs under control and improve our health and health care. The coverage expansion which ensures affordable access to this … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Maps: Misdirection in the Medicaid Expansion Debate

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

As SCDHHS Director Tony Keck travels the state arguing that South Carolina should not do a Medicaid expansion, a central argument is that the Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act does not put the money where it’s needed. He … Continue reading →

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Medicaid Expansion: Costs or Savings for South Carolina?

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

Will a Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) cost South Carolina $1.085 billion or save us somewhere between $59 million and $679 million. Those are two numbers on the table as South Carolina begins a debate on whether … Continue reading →

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