Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Kasich Defends Ohio's Medicaid Expansion, Decries Obamacare
Would-be presidential candidate John Kasich, defended his expansion of Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday, while slamming President Barack Obama's signature law at the same time. Kasich, a second-term governor of Ohio, told CNN's Jake Tapper on "The Lead" that his support of a Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, did not amount to support for the Obamacare itself. (LoBianco, 5/27)
A look at where former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum stands on some key issues as he opens his race for the Republican presidential nomination: ... Santorum supports making changes to the Medicare and Social Security programs to reduce costs. ... While in the Senate, Santorum was the leading supporter of a successful effort to ban a certain type of late-term abortion, sometimes referred to as partial-birth abortion. He supports an exemption to an abortion ban if the life of the mother is at stake. (Lucey, 5/27)
