Billions of dollars for Medicaid expansion dangled in front of holdout states, including FL | Florida Phoenix

“Even though states still pay 10 percent [for the new patients], they would still come out ahead,” said Robin Rudowitz, the co-director of the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured. “I think that changes the math.” An analysis by the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows that states would gain substantially under the Democratic proposal: Florida could receive $3.5 billion. North Carolina would be in line for $2.4 billion. Georgia could bring in $1.9 billion. Tennessee could collect $1.7 billion. Wisconsin could gain $1.3 billion. Missouri could receive $1.7 billion. Kansas could bring in $330 million. Texas stands to gain the most, with a potential of bringing in nearly $6 billion. The extra money would end after two years.

Billions of dollars for Medicaid expansion dangled in front of holdout states, including FL | Florida Phoenix