Erpenbach, Riemer Introduce Medicaid Expansion Bill |
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Written by Wisconsin Senate Democrats |
Tuesday, 06 August 2019 14:33 |
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/affordablecareact-s5.jpg MADISON - State Senator Jon Erpenbach stood with Governor Tony Evers and others on Monday to announce that he will be introducing stand-alone legislation to increase the eligibility limit of the Wisconsin Medicaid program to 133% of the federal poverty level. Representative Daniel Riemer (D-Milwaukee) will introduce the Assembly companion.
According to the Department of Revenue, without expansion, taxpayers will pay more than $2 billion over the next biennium in federal income taxes for other states to expand their Medicaid programs. Wisconsin state residents experience no return on these investments without the expansion of Medicare.
The fiscal irresponsibility from Republicans continues to be a losing issue for them, which is why Wisconsinites have seen Republican legislators survey their districts on the issue using terms like “welfare” and “government-run healthcare”. Meanwhile, when given the facts, Medicaid Expansion continues to poll at over 70%, and there is no logical reason to reject a proposal to accept the federal funds. Expansion puts our tax dollars to work in Wisconsin, ensures more Wisconsinites are covered, and saves the state $324.5 million which can be reinvested back into the health care system to expand services and access to care across the state. Erpenbach and Riemer will circulate a bill for co-sponsorship and look forward to having the support of the Republican legislators who have spoken in favor of Medicaid Expansion in the past. |
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