In 2018, the Wisconsin Health Insurance Stability Plan became law with bipartisan support that ensured lower premiums for those who are on that federal exchange. The bottom line is that everyone who wants insurance in our state already has access and options. Medicaid expansion would add over 90,000 childless working age able bodied adults onto state government assistance even though they are already eligible for federal subsidies. Under the Governor's plan, people would be trapped in poverty where a single person couldn't even work a lower paying job and qualify for coverage. (00:39–00:50)
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Asserts that Medicaid expansion would add over 90,000 adults to state assistance despite eligibility for federal subsidies.
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