States are better off without Medicaid expansion

Published June 28, 2021 5:00pm ET



Congressional Democrats are debating several ways to offer Medicaid coverage to low-income, able-bodied adults in the 12 states that have refused to expand the program under Obamacare.

Spending more federal dollars on the country’s largest entitlement is a bad idea. Medicaid is an unsustainable program that costs a fortune yet provides low-quality care. States shouldn’t have Medicaid expansion foisted upon them.

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