Medicaid Expansion: Demands Reform

Small: Medicaid expansion follies show need for initiative-petition reform

Medicaid expansion follies show need for initiative-petition reformBy Jonathan SmallIn 2020, Medicaid expansion was approved by the narrowest of margins through a ballot measure placed before voters via the initiative-petition process. The proposal added hundreds of thousands of able-bodied adults to the welfare program and put taxpayers on the hook for paying the medical bills of numerous adults who were capable of gainful employment but not pu…

Medicaid Expansion: Demands Reform

In 2020, Medicaid expansion was approved by the narrowest of margins through a ballot measure placed before voters via the initiative-petition process. The proposal added hundreds of thousands of able-bodied adults to the welfare program and put taxpayers on the hook for paying the medical bills of numerous adults who were capable of gainful employment but not pursuing it. The measure was strongly rejected by election-day voters and majorities i…