[Mike Darancette]

The states’ budgets will become overwhelmed with the new Medicaid applications. They will be screaming for bailouts..............

The 150,000 new Medicaid enrollees will be paid for by the federal government, which is not providing more doctors.

[wfu_deacons]

Not quite correct.

From the article,

“More than 91,000 are newly eligible for Medicaid because of expanded eligibility that takes effect Jan. 1, 2014. More than 66,000 enrollees qualify for Medicaid under the current guidelines and will receive immediate coverage.”

The federal government will pickup the cost for 91,000 of the 150,00o number. The 66,000 qualified under the old rules and thaus the state will be on the hook for 50% (I think) of the cost.