It comes as no surprise that with Romney’s pick of Paul Ryan as his VP running mate – the people of Wisconsin are energized more than ever to understand this new healthcare law. The act, dubbed by some as “Obamacare”, will eventually require every American to obtain health insurance and allow states to set up a health insurance exchange. However, the Supreme Court recently gave states the authority to “opt out” of certain parts of the act. Most notably, Medicaid expansion, under the new Supreme Court ruling has been left up to the states and while the federal government would pay 100 percent of the expansion for the first two years and require states to chip in no more than 10 percent of the cost thereafter, many states remain reluctant. Wisconsin is one of those states and Ryan is setting high bars for Medicaid eligibility which ultimately leaves many residents in his home state uninsured. I’ve provided an overview of how the Affordable Care Act has already benefited the people of Wisconsin.
$37,919,307 in total savings for 59,345 seniors, averaging $638.96 in savings per person in 2011
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