SCOTUS Left Some Options Open to States?

Obamacare calls for states to increase their Medicaid coverage to include families whose household income is 133% of the federal poverty line. Currently, that averages out to be around $30,000. Currently, the majority of states’ Medicaid level is around $22,000 per year household income. The increased Medicaid qualification limit would add approximately 16 million more Americans capable of using the program.

The problem is that many states are already struggling to pay for Medicaid and others can’t pay for the Medicaid claims they currently have.

In yesterday’s Supreme Court decision, they have given the states the option as to whether or not they want to accept the Obamacare increased Medicaid benefits income level. And republican governors are already joining force to say that they will not implement any portion of Obamacare until after the November election, including the Medicaid expansion.