Wednesday, February 27, 2013

How Many States Are Really Opting Into ACA? Devil's in the Details

California Healthline
Same story, different week: A governor who opposed the Affordable Care Act changes course and announces plans to opt into the Medicaid expansion. Supporters of the ACA rejoice, conservatives grumble, and a new number gets tacked on the board -- 24 states opting in, at last count. Yet there's more to the story than governors' speeches. In at least eight of those states, lawmakers are warning that they may not go along with expansion plans.