The Washington Post had a great article on how Idaho has tried to do something on Medicaid expansion eligible populations without actually accepting the federal money to just expand Medicaid eligibility to 138% of the Federal Poverty Line. I have some sympathy for Idaho policy makers who actually want to do something in a state that is controlled by fantasists and Tea Party Republicans. I’ve always though that health policy and working poverty policy is tough work with lots of interacting factors.
Silly me, I could never have come up with this proposal that would have solved all economic and health policy problems:
One senator lobbed the idea of offering the working poor tax incentives if they use a life coach to motivate them to get higher-paying jobs. None of the proposals caught on.
Chris Farley down by the river is not a systemic solution.
@JennyAGold @charles_gaba Chris Farley Full Employment Act down by the River?https://t.co/Ufl3bggHBK
— David Anderson (@bjdickmayhew) February 10, 2017
Health policy is tough and there are few easy wins.
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