In 2014, many states are expected to expand their Medicaid programs to help cover more people who now lack insurance, but in some states, Republican lawmakers contend it will be too expensive to do that. Sandy Hausman reports that the federal government will pay most of the cost for Medicaid expansion, and states that refuse to go along may end up losing money.
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