A national study analyzing the Affordable Care Act's effects on Medicaid and food-stamp eligibility likely will show an increase in Americans receiving such assistance under the new legislation, Politico reported.
Greg Mills, the Urban Institute senior fellow leading the study, said its outcome could show an increase in participation of 3-5 percent in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, alone.
"So in percentage terms, it's not going to be very large, but we're talking about a very large program," Mills said. "It would have a substantial financial effect."
He said the impact on taxpayers easily will reach millions of dollars and might approach billions because most of the uninsured now covered by Medicaid are also eligible for food stamps. When they sign up, the program's budget will spike.
The 25 states that have accepted federal Medicaid expansion could put programs in place prompting the uninsured to enroll in SNAP. Some states have an automatic system that integrates the two.Read the rest of the story HERE.
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Obama's BIG PICTURE plan all along...TOTAL DEPENDENCY on the Government. WHAT HAPPENS when he runs out of everyone else's money?
2014 is REALITY CHECK TIME for America.....before it's TOO LATE.
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