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How An Obamacare-Hating Governor's Programs Fueled La.'s Medicaid Expansion Success
Hundreds of thousands of Louisiana residents have enrolled since the state expanded Medicaid earlier this month — and part of that can be traced to former Gov. Bobby Jindal's policies.
More than 220,000 people have signed up for Louisiana’s Medicaid expansion since enrollment started earlier this month — and ironically, the state’s early enrollment success is largely thanks to the administration of Bobby Jindal, its Obamacare-hating former governor. It was Jindal’s Democratic successor, Gov. John Bel Edwards, who expanded Medicaid through an executive order earlier this year. But two smaller-scale coverage programs created during Jindal’s administration have given the state a huge enrollment head start. (Pradhan, 6/23)
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