Pushing Medicaid expansion and Obamacare may be in vogue, but just because they’re trendy doesn’t mean expanding these programs is sound policy.
Mississippi snagged headlines recently when its state House passed a Medicaid expansion bill. Members of both the Left and the Right lauded the move, while states such as Texas have drawn harsh criticism for resisting expanding the program.
In January, the Biden administration proudly touted “record” Obamacare enrollment numbers, with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure claiming, “We must do everything we can to protect and expand access to coverage for all people.”
With 92% of the public holding some sort of healthcare coverage, the Biden administration misses a fundamental point: The real problem is not a lack of coverage but a lack of access to care.
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