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Eugene

(61,964 posts) Tue Aug 27, 2013, 09:34 PM Aug 2013

Michigan Senate approves bill expanding Medicaid under Obamacare

Source: Reuters

Tue Aug 27, 2013 8:21pm EDT

(Reuters) - The Michigan state Senate on Tuesday voted 20-18 to approve a bill to expand Medicaid, the health program for the poor, under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law.

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder broke with other Republican governors this year to support Medicaid expansion through Obamacare.

The Senate approved a version of a bill passed by the state House in June with some differences on Tuesday and the bill must return to the House for a final vote before it can be advanced to Snyder for his signature.

(Reporting by David Bailey; Editing by Eric Walsh)

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/28/us-usa-healthcare-michigan-vote-idUSBRE97R00520130828

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Michigan Senate approves bill expanding Medicaid under Obamacare (Original Post) Eugene Aug 2013 OP

Great news for all Michiganders! roamer65 Aug 2013 #1

wow - shocking but good rurallib Aug 2013 #2

That may be but I know a WI governor that still doesn't want medicaid expansion. HereSince1628 Aug 2013 #4

Great news from that State up north... WCGreen Aug 2013 #3

Good for Michigan, Eugene.. Snyder broke Cha Aug 2013 #5

Snyder supports it because Union Scribe Aug 2013 #6

roamer65

(36,747 posts)

1. Great news for all Michiganders!

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Aug 27, 2013, 09:41 PM

Aug 2013

It means you will never have to worry about losing health insurance.

rurallib

(62,453 posts)

2. wow - shocking but good

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Aug 27, 2013, 10:00 PM

Aug 2013

even the craziest know it will be foolish to try to stop health care for all.

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)

4. That may be but I know a WI governor that still doesn't want medicaid expansion.

Reply to rurallib (Reply #2)

Tue Aug 27, 2013, 10:24 PM

Aug 2013

And his legislature backs him.

WCGreen

(45,558 posts)

3. Great news from that State up north...

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Aug 27, 2013, 10:07 PM

Aug 2013

Cha

(297,733 posts)

5. Good for Michigan, Eugene.. Snyder broke

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Aug 28, 2013, 12:55 AM

Aug 2013

Brewer's way, no?

Union Scribe

(7,099 posts)

6. Snyder supports it because

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Wed Aug 28, 2013, 01:07 AM

Aug 2013

he wants auto insurance companies not to have to pay for the care of injured people (which is why, ya know, we buy insurance). He also supported a motorcycle no-helmet law that has increased the number of long-term needs as traumatic brain injury cases have risen. He just wants to save his buddies money. Never think a GOPer is motivated by genuine concern.

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