Arizona's bitter debate over a signature part of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul has sparked an investigation into lawmakers' safety after at least nine legislators received a threatening email over Gov. Jan Brewer's push to expand Medicaid access. Full story
The Louisiana attorney general's office said a special grand jury was selected Thursday to look into possible criminal activity involving a $200 million Medicaid contract awarded by Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration. Full story
The North Carolina Senate gave initial approval Wednesday to a state budget proposal after a fierce partisan debate in which Democrats accused the plan's Republican authors of choosing tax reductions over restoring cuts to education, health and rural development. Full story
Democrats in the Ohio Senate suggested Wednesday that budget writers take millions of dollars from a proposed income tax cut for higher wage earners and direct it to schools instead, as work intensified on the state's spending plan. Full story
TUCSON - Arizona Governor Jan Brewer visited Tucson Medical Center Wednesday rallying support for her plan to expand Medicaid coverage to thousands of Arizonans. Full story
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas House passed a measure on Tuesday that would prevent the state from expanding its Medicaid program as outlined by President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law. Full story
The Washington Post’s Sarah Kliff talks about her reporting on how the Obama Administration will come up with the money it needs to publicize the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Kevin Williamson of The National Review discusses the looming specter of the national debt and why the feeling that government is falling apart is actually a good thing.
MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts talks with The Washington Post’s Ezra Klein and The Atlantic’s Steve Clemons to talk about an Oregon study on the impact of Medicaid.
Will positive trends help silence Republican opposition to the Affordable Care Act? Alex Wagner and the NOW panelists look at new research on Medicaid and what it could mean for the future of Obamacare.
Alex Wagner talks to Texas Democratic Congressman Joaquin Castro about Texas Governor Perry's decision to reject the Affordable Care Act’s medicaid expansion, saying, “ultimately the state of Texas has got to accept this federal money.”
Maria Romero talks with a reporter at Legacy Clinic Southwest, Oct. 26, 2012 in Houston. Romero gambled on staying healthy when she lost Medicaid coverage after her son Christian, now 7, was born and ended up paying emergency room bills out of her pocket.
