Why does Texas oppose Medicaid expansion?

Opponents of expanding Medicaid to an estimated 1.4 million adult Texans who would qualify under the Affordable Care Act of 2010 argue that the program is poorly managed and financially unsustainable, and that expansion encourages government dependence, delivers poor health outcomes, and crowds out children and people …

Has Texas accepted the Medicaid expansion?

The Texas Legislature has declined to pass any broad expansion of state and federal health care coverage for uninsured Texans since the Affordable Care Act of 2010 required states to expand Medicaid — a provision that was later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Why would states not expand Medicaid?

Marketplace expansion makes fewer people eligible than a Medicaid expansion, because marketplace coverage has an additional requirement: no member of the family can have an affordable offer of worker coverage.

Who could Medicaid reach with expansion in Texas?

If Texas were to expand its Medicaid program, 1,432,900 uninsured nonelderly adults would become eligible for coverage, 34% of the state’s uninsured nonelderly adult population. 67% of those who would become eligible under Medicaid expansion are childless adults, a group historically excluded from Medicaid eligibility.

Which states did not expand Medicaid?

Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming are not expanding Medicaid.

What are the reasons for not expanding Medicaid?

Here are twelve reasons states should not expand Medicaid and should instead demand from Washington greater control over spending to better fit coverage expansion with their states’ needs, resources, and budgets. 1. Medicaid harms the poor. The Medicaid program actually harms the people it is intended to serve.

Did Texas accept the Medicaid expansion?

Texas has not expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). And Alabama is the only state in the country with more stringent Medicaid eligibility guidelines for non-disabled adults.

What is expanded Medicaid?

Extending Medicaid is the revision of state policies for their program changing either the eligibility requirements or the covered services, or both, such that more people in the state are “covered” by Medicaid. Medicaid looks a lot like subsidized health insurance that might be bought from private insurers.