Brinksmanship on Obama Medicaid expansion for poor

By Ricardo AlonsoZaldivar

Published December 3, 2012 1:36pm ET

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Brinksmanship on Obama Medicaid expansion for poor — FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2010 file photo, Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Dr. Bill Hazel speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Conservative opponents of President Barack Obama's health care law are leaning on lawmakers to turn down the Medicaid money. Hospitals, doctors' groups, advocates for the poor, and some business associations are pressing them to accept it. âHere's the big thing: The state does not want to expand Medicaid and get stuck with the bill,â said Dr. Bill Hazel, Virginia's health secretary. âOur legislators do not like to raise taxes to pay for a benefit someone else has promised. The concerns we have ... are around federal solvency and the ability of the federal government to meet its commitment.â (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) | Steve Helber

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s health care brinksmanship, with hundreds of billions of dollars and the well-being of millions of people at stake.

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