Expand Medicaid

The fight has begun on whether South Carolina should expand its Medicaid program as allowed under Obamacare.  Last week a report produced by the University of South Carolina Moore School of Business found that from 2014 to 2020 the state would experience a $9 million net increase in revenue if it expands Medicaid for citizens up to 138% of the federal poverty level.   The increase in revenue comes from new workers generated by the expansion paying more income tax than the cost of implementation of the program.

Find out more about this important issue at a community forum being held in Columbia tomorrow evening.  Judi Gatson of WIS-TV will moderate a panel to discuss the issue.

When:  Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Time:    6:00 p.m.

Where:  University of South Carolina School of Law Auditorium
              701 Main Street, Columbia
              (between Green and College Streets)

Who:    Representative Joe Neal
             Tony Keck, Director, SC Department of Health and Human Services
             Rozalynn Goodwin, SC Hospital Association
             Robert Greenwald, Professor, Harvard Law School