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Politico | Supreme Court holds the fate of Medicaid
Two cases before the Supreme Court have the potential to effectively do what Republican lawmakers have tried and failed: transform Medicaid into a block grant program for states with few enforceable federal rules about how they provide health coverage for the poor.
National Journal | QUICK TAKE: Hospitals Already Lobbying Congress Against Cuts
The House isn’t back for votes until 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, but hospital lobbying groups are already asking members to vocally oppose having hospitals cover the cost of putting off a 27 percent cut to Medicare doctors’ pay.
Blogs
Cato @ Liberty | Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion Violates Federalism
In short, if Obamacare does not cross the line from valid “inducement” to unconstitutional “coercion,” nothing ever will. Just as the Commerce Clause is not an open-ended grant of power, the Spending Clause too has limits that must be enforced.
