Legal Commentary

Nelson's Pound Of Flesh: Stupak AND No Medicaid Expansion

By Big Tent Democrat

I knew it was coming. Knew it. Ben Nelson names his price:

Earlier Thursday, in an interview with a Nebraska radio station, Nelson said even if the abortion issue were resolved, he still could not support the $848 billion package, complaining that the plan to cover more than 30 million additional Americans calls for dramatically expanding Medicaid, which is partially funded by the states. The Medicaid expansion would "create an underfunded federal mandate for the state of Nebraska," Nelson said, arguing that states should be permitted to "opt out" of that idea and find other ways to offer coverage to their poorest residents.

(Emphasis supplied.) Now what Villagers?

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on December 18, 2009 (boomark / email).