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Scott Walker continues to refuse Medicaid expansion
From Uppity Wisconsin

By Kelsey Johnson

 
Betty Bowers recently compared the number of deaths caused by guns each year to estimated deaths due to states refusing federal Medicaid funding. According to a blog post from Uppity Wisconsin, politicians are limiting funding to spite the Affordable Care Act. For Wisconsin, Bowers compared 151 firearm-related deaths to 671 estimated deaths thanks to the political stonewall.

This has many up in arms, as they find Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s refusal to accept additional Medicaid funding unethical and foolish. “In Wisconsin, many of those 83,000 people Walker is casting off simply won’t be able to get a subsidy, or afford (Affordable Care Act) approved health plans without a subsidy. Instead, based on the low income they report to the site, they will be told that under ACA rules they are eligible for Medicaid and referred back to the State of Wisconsin.”

Considering March 31 was the last day to sign up for the ACA — otherwise known as Obamacare — this issue is even more complicated. Read more about Wisconsin’s controversial insurance policies here from our friends at Uppity Wisconsin.

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