"Private Option" is More Expensive Than Medicaid Expansion

Under a proposal in the Arkansas legislature, those who would qualify for Medicaid expansion - those with incomes up to 138 percent of the poverty level, or $15,415 for an individual - would be able to buy private insurance through marketplace exchanges that would be subsidized by the federal Medicaid dollars.

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