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Arizona Could Make the Medicaid Expansion an Immigration Fight
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer’s decision to participate in the Medicaid expansion was a puzzling one: Why would one of the nation’s most conservative governors opt into an Obamacare program that most of her Republican colleagues have rejected?
New budget memos from the state provide some insight: Opting out of the Medicaid expansion had the potential to give immigrants better access to health care than American citizens. This small quirk in the Affordable Care Act that Arizona stumbled on could significantly reshape the politics for governors weighing whether to sign up for the health law’s Medicaid expansion.
Read the full story: http://wapo.st/10CyxBP
Source: The Washington Post
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