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'Obamacare private option'

Another no vote on state Obamacare repeal

State Rep. Josh Miler, who famously has drawn millions in Medicaid and other public assistance on account of a disability from a drunk driving car wreck but who has opposed the private option expansion of Medicaid, failed again in committee today with a bill to repeal the private option.
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Dumas: Obamacare myths and the simple arithmetic for preserving it

Ernest Dumas has another valuable column this week debunking myths about the devastating impact of Obamacare, particularly in Arkansas. To begin: Jobs are up, Medicaid costs are down, the state budget is sharply improving, in part from the enormous stimulus of federal medical care dollars.
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Branding in Arkansas: Avoid the word Obama

Poll: If you want to adopt the private option Medicaid expansion, don't call it Obamacare.

Democrat-Gazette headline on private option passage omits words "private option"

I couldn't help but notice something odd about today's headline in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette regarding the reauthorization of the private option, the expansion of Medicaid-funded insurance that's been fully at the center of politics in Arkansas for the past two years. See if you can spot it:
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Private option passes House and heads to governor

SB 96, the bill to continue the private option for two years and create a task force to determine some future direction for the policy, is being debated on the House floor this afternoon.

Big day at the Capitol: Tax cuts pass. Private option, guns, discrimination, and more also on agenda

There's a lot going on in the legislature today, both in committee and in the full House and Senate. I'll be updating this post throughout the day with updates.
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Arkansas Republicans lead the way on Obamacare

News from Tennessee underscores the significance of Gov. Asa Hutchinson's apparent success in continuing the private option version of Obamacare's Medicaid expansion for two years, pending a House vote on the structure and money.

The private option speeds out of House committee

The bill to preserve the private option expansion of Medicaid under Obamacare for two years but to appoint a task force to study restructuring of health care in Arkansas was approved in the House Public Health Committee this morning on a voice vote.
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The Money Wins Edition

The state takeover of the Little Rock School District, the independent pay commission’s recommendations for salaries for state elected officials, the private option (AsaCare’s) easy path to renewal and the failure in committee of a bill that would end inclusion of Robert E. Lee in the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday — all covered on this week's podcast.

AsaCare and tax cuts fly high at Arkansas legislature

The Senate easily passed today what devout Republican foes once called Obamacare and the outlook in the House is also rosy. Also today, the House approved Gov. Asa Hutchinson's tax cut plan.
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AsaCare and more good news

The best part so far of the Republican takeover of Arkansas government is Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

Introducing AsaCare

The new GOP governor proposes saving the private option, with an eye toward future reforms.
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