Factbox: Obamacare could see second wave of Medicaid expansion

Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2014


Factbox: Obamacare could see second wave of Medicaid expansion

(Reuters) - One of the most highly contentious Obamacare programs, which calls on states to expand their publicly-funded healthcare for the poor, could see a second wave of participation by U.S. states later this year or early in 2015, according to state officials and independent analysts. Following are states whose governor's offices or legislators have held talks with President Barack Obama's administration about possible options for extending healthcare coverage known as Medicaid to uninsured low-income residents. ...

Money talks: Obamacare initiative makes headway in Republican states

A man looks over the Affordable Care Act signup page on the HealthCare.gov website in New York in this photo illustrationBy David Morgan HARRISBURG Pennsylvania (Reuters) - President Barack Obama’s plan to extend health coverage to millions of poor Americans remains highly contentious, yet it is gaining momentum among several initially reluctant states where financial pragmatism is trumping ideology. Up to a dozen states, including several led by Republicans, could move forward with plans to expand coverage under Medicaid after the November elections. ...



California governor signs inmate sterilization ban

California Governor Jerry Brown gestures during a news conference at Memoria y Tolerancia museum in Mexico City(Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill that bans prisons from sterilizing inmates without their consent, his office said on Thursday, after media reports and a later audit showed officials failed to obtain consent from dozens of incarcerated women. The bill prohibits sterilizations of inmates as a means of birth control in correctional facilities except for when a patient's life is in danger or when there is a medical need and no less drastic alternatives are available. The bill passed both the state's assembly and senate chambers unanimously last month. ...







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