The Supreme Court has issued its ruling on the Affordable Care Act, and state leaders are now faced with a pivotal decision over whether to expand Medicaid, the safety net program for the poor.
The state official in charge of Medicaid says he’ll be ready to expand if need-be, but Georgia shouldn’t rush to a decision.
The proposed expansion is expected to add more than 600,000 Georgians to the Medicaid rolls. The federal government would cover the full cost of the new enrollees for the first three years, and about 90 percent thereafter.
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