It is fiscally irresponsible for South Carolina not to expand Medicaid through the Affordable Care Act, since the first two years will be paid 100% by the federal government with tax dollars we have paid as citizens and the federal government will pay 90% thereafter.
Not expanding Medicaid will leave thousands of South Carolinians without health care for no good reason. Nikki Haley has stated that South Carolina cannot afford Medicaid expansion, when in reality, tax dollars we have already paid to the federal government will come back to our state and pay for the Medicaid expansion.
The decision not to accept this money will end up costing South Carolina residents billions of dollars for unpaid health care, and needless suffering for South Carolinians who will not have access to affordable health care.
Why is this important?
Since the Federal Government will pay 100% of the SC Medicaid expansion for two years with tax dollars we have paid as citizens, and 90% thereafter, it is fiscally irresponsible for SC not to expand Medicaid. The decision not to expand Medicaid is fiscally irresponsible, and leaves thousands of South Carolinians without healthcare coverage.
