Yesterday’s ruling means they’ll have to cross their fingers and hope the state chooses to give them coverage.
Health & Social Policy
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On Medicaid, Republicans Explore New Moral Depths
They’d rather see their own citizens uninsured than see them get coverage from the government.
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Sometimes a Loss Is Just a Loss
Despite some pundits’ quibbles, Chief Justice Roberts’s opinion doesn’t constitute a win for conservatives.
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Roberts’s Solution to a Non-Problem
The Court’s ruling on Medicaid expansion forbids the federal government from doing something it wouldn’t do anyway.
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A Tale of Two Justices
John Roberts joined with the Court’s liberals to uphold the Affordable Care Act—but he left a political weapon in his opinion for Republicans to use in the future.
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Why It’s Still in States’ Interests to Expand Medicaid
Today’s SCOTUS opinion gives states an out if they choose not to extend Medicaid benefits. But they’d still be crazy not to.
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Republicans Will Soon Stop Talking about Health Care
And Mitt Romney will be relieved.
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The Fate of Health-Care Reform
In anticipation of the Supreme Court’s historic ruling on the Affordable Care Act tomorrow, we’ve collected the Prospect’s most important pieces about the law and its fate at the Supreme Court.
