Courtesy of Alaska Dispatch:
Gov. Bill Walker said Thursday he would use his executive power to expand the public Medicaid health-care program to newly cover as many as 40,000 low-income residents.
The decision comes after the Alaska Legislature earlier this year rejected Walker’s efforts to expand the program through the state budget process, then adjourned without allowing a vote on a separate expansion bill.
Walker’s move makes Alaska one of 30 states to approve Medicaid expansion, a key plank of the federal Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare," that was aimed at cutting health-care costs and giving more Americans insurance.
And that my friends is why we elected Walker even though he was tainted by support from Sarah Palin.
Just speaking for myself this is hugely important, as I do not qualify for insurance even under Obamacare, without this expansion.
I have never in my life had health insurance, and used to joke that my insurance was a gym membership. However folks I am in my mid-fifties now and that's just not going to be enough anymore.
Thanks Governor Walker.
Governor Walker will use executive order to bypass obstructionist Republicans and expand Medicaid in Alaska.
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