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To Expand or Not To Expand: The Medicaid Question

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Although the Supreme Court upheld much of the Affordable Care Act, it removed the federal government’s power to require states to expand Medicaid enrollment or face severe penalties. Now, some states say they’ll opt out. Others are uncertain about how to proceed.  We examine the debate in the Granite State.

Guests:

  • Senator Jeb Bradley - Republican Senator from Wolfeboro, Senate Majority Leader, and chairman of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
  • Tom Bunnell, Director of the Institute for Health, Law & Ethics at UNH School of Law and a policy consultant for New Hampshire Voices for Health.

    Marilyn Serafini the Robin Toner Distinguished Fellow and special correspondent at Kaiser Health News.

  • Laura is well known in New Hampshire for her in-depth coverage of important issues and is widely regarded for her interviews with presidential hopefuls. Laura is a graduate of Keene High School in New Hampshire. Prior to hosting The Exchange, Laura worked in public radio in Washington, D.C. as a local reporter and announcer for WAMU and as a newscaster for NPR. Before her radio career, she was a researcher for USA Today's "Money" section, and a research assistant at the Institute for International Economics. Laura occasionally guest hosts national programs such as The Diane Rehm Show and Here and Now. In 2007 Laura was named New Hampshire Broadcaster of the Year by the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters.
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