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Kathleen Sebelius: ‘Morally Wrong’ to Not Expand Medicaid

On Saturday’s “Up with Steve Kornacki” on MSNBC, former Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius reacted to GOP presidential hopeful John Kasich’s comments from the debate on Medicaid where he said: You should know that President Reagan expanded

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Christie: Medicaid Expansion Was ‘Best for the People’ of NJ

New Jersey Governor and Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie defended expanding Medicaid in an interview with CNBC’s John Harwood released on Monday. Christie said, “expanding Medicaid was what was best for the people of my state.” He further argued that he did

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Kasich: Medicaid Expansion Was ‘A Conservative Principle’

Ohio Governor and Republican presidential candidate John Kasich defended his expansion of Medicaid as “a conservative principle” on Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends.” Kasich stated, [relevant exchange begins around 1:50] “I’m not for Obamacare, and

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Planned Parenthood Celebrates SCOTUS Obamacare Subsidy Victory

Planned Parenthood has benefited tremendously from Obamacare, a fact acknowledged by both its president Cecile Richards and chair Alexis McGill Johnson in the organization’s 2013-2014 annual report. In fiscal year 2013-2014, Planned Parenthood was provided with more than $528 million – or 41 percent of its total revenue – in taxpayer funds in the form of government grants, contracts, and Medicaid reimbursements.

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Obama Bails Out Florida Legislature

The federal government has just bailed out Florida’s embattled legislature by giving them more Low Income Pool (LIP) dollars to pay for health care, essentially giving them the funds they need to come to a state budget agreement in the upcoming special session.