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On the one hand, Medicaid expansion under the #ACA is up to the Governor & state legislature (which is why Georgia hasn't done so yet).
HOWEVER, if @ReverendWarnock & Jon @Ossoff are elected, the Senate could pass #HR584: 1/
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HOWEVER, if @ReverendWarnock & Jon @Ossoff are elected, the Senate could pass #HR584: 1/
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#HR584, introduced by @RepTerriSewell & @RepVeasey last year, is very simple but would have a huge impact. Right now, if Georgia decided to expand Medicaid under the #ACA, they would have to pay 10% of the cost out of the gate. 2/
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To be honest, w/a 50/50 Senate & the filibuster staying in place, even if weakened (most likely), the more likely bet would be to pass the Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act: acasignups.net/19/01/16/reps-…
#HR584 (the Incentivizing Medicaid Expansion Act of 2019) would extend the 3-year 100% FMAP rate for #ACA Medicaid expansion so that *any* state which expands the program gets 100% federal funding for the first 3 years regardless of when they implement it.
Under the ACA, the feds covered 100% of the cost for 3 yrs, but *only* if the state implemented expansion starting in 2014. If Georgia did so today, they'd have to pay 10% of the cost right out of the gate. This bill would take away the only legit excuse not to do so.
