Health Reform Law Upheld, but Questions Remain about Georgia Medicaid Expansion

President Obama’s signature health reform law was upheld today, but a big question remains over the accompanying Medicaid expansion.

In all, about half of the people expected to gain coverage under the Affordable Care Act will gain it through an expansion of Medicaid, the healthcare program for children and the poor.

However, the court decision effectively gives Georgia the ability to opt out of the expansion.