Thread by @charles_gaba

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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https://twitter.com/ReverendWarnock/status/1328880648971554817

#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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In Georgia, expanding Medicaid via the #ACA would provide healthcare coverage to up to 474,000 Georgians. Assuming $6,000/yr apiece total, Georgia would have to contribute $280 million/year.

Under #HR584, Georgia wouldn't pay anything for the first 3 years. 3/

This is just one example, of course; there's several other bills which could be passed at the federal level to expand Medicaid coverage to hundreds of thousands of Georgians as well. The point is, NONE OF THEM will happen unless BOTH @ReverendWarnock & Jon @Ossoff win in January.