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What is Medicaid Expansion about?<\/h2>\n

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According to the Kaiser Family Foundation<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The Affordable Care Act\u2019s (ACA) Medicaid expansion expanded Medicaid coverage to nearly all adults with incomes up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level ($17,774 for an individual in 2021) and provided states with an enhanced federal matching rate (FMAP) for their expansion populations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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“Enhanced federal matching rate” means the federal government would cover 95% of the costs<\/strong> for two years, essentially sending those tax dollars back<\/em> to the states!<\/p>\n

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<\/a>However, only 10 states, including South Carolina, have turned down these matching funds and won’t offer this expansion to residents who could benefit. While all states benefitted from the Affordable Care Act, the states that also accepted Medicaid Expansion saw much greater gains in those insured than did South Carolina.
(Center for Retirement Research<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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What would Medicaid Expansion do
for South Carolina?<\/h3>\n

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