Gov. Mike Pence made it crystal clear this month he will not permit the state to expand Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act. But Florida Gov. Rick Scott said the same thing – until he reversed position last week.
If Scott, a former health care executive, has concluded that he can’t in good conscience deny his constituents access to care that expansion would bring, it’s time for Pence and the GOP-controlled Indiana legislature to follow suit. Across the nation, the roll of Republican officials who have reversed course to support Medicaid expansion grows, and for good reason.
Aaron Carroll, associate professor of pediatrics and the associate director of Children’s Health Services Research at Indiana University School of Medicine, offered compelling testimony before Indiana’s House Public Health Committee earlier this month.
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