Editorial Board
Entice States to Expand Medicaid, Though Not at All Costs
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How far should the Barack Obama administration go to persuade states to expand their Medicaid programs?
Since last June, when the U.S. Supreme Court gave states permission to opt out of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, 14 governors have declared that they will do just that. Eleven more are on the fence. The upshot? More than 5 million Americans could still be without health insurance in 2014.