Wachs says Walker "has turned down $1 billion of #Medicaid money over the course of his tenure."

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Wachs says Walker "has turned down $1 billion of Medicaid money over the course of his tenure."

Leaving aside whether Walker chose good policy or not, his decision not to do a "full expansion" of Medicaid means the state is spending about $1 billion more in state money on Medicaid than if it had accepted additional federal money that would come with a full expansion.

With the caveat that the figure is an estimate from the state’s nonpartisan budget scorekeeper, covering roughly 2014 to 2019, Wach’s statement is accurate.

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Says Scott Walker "has turned down $1 billion of Medicaid money over the course of his tenure."
Dana Wachs
Democratic Wisconsin state representative and candidate for governor
In an interview
Wednesday, April 11, 2018