Gov. Ricketts R- NE repeats opposition to Nebraska Medicaid expansion

http://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/ricketts-repeats-opposition-to-nebraska-medicaid-expansion/article_5e44a476-dcac-11e4-ba15-e7e3c793a7d8.html

POSTED: MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2015 5:29 PM

LINCOLN (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts is reiterating his opposition to a Medicaid expansion bill set for debate in the Legislature.

The Republican governor said in his weekly column Monday that the bill would create an expensive burden for taxpayers, adding $158 million in expenses to the state budget.

Ricketts says Nebraska's Medicaid program consumes $1.8 billion of the total budget to serve about 238,000 people annually. Instead of Medicaid expansion, he says Nebraska should focus on creating jobs that offer private coverage.

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The Ricketts family owns the Chicago Cubs. The same Cub that laid off workers last year so they wouldn't have to pay for healthcare. He is pro-life unless saving a life means tax $ gets used to do it.