Almost 1 million Ohioans receive health insurance through Medicaid, which was expanded back in 2014 under Gov. John Kasich. As congressional republicans are considering alternatives to the Affordable Care Act, nearly 700,000 of those people could lose their health insurance if Medicaid expansions are repealed. Today we'll discuss the future of Medicaid and what a repeal of the 2014 expansion would mean for Ohioans.
Guests:
- Rachana Pradhan, health care reporter, POLITICO
- Steve Wagner, Executive Director, Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio
- Amy Rohling McGee, President, Health Policy Institute of Ohio
- Tom Zawistowski, Executive Director, Portage County Tea Party