AFP Congratulates Governor Walker on Turning Down Medicaid Expansion

February 13, 2013

AFP Congratulates Governor Walker on Turning Down Medicaid Expansion

Walker to turn down federal Medicaid expansion 

Madison… In response to initial reports of Governor Walker’s plans on Medicaid changes, Luke Hilgemann State Director of AFP-Wisconsin released the following statement:

“I am pleased to see that Governor Walker has refused to take the full-federal Medicaid expansion,” said Hilgemann.  “Every state should be wary of the promise of ‘free’ federal money.  The money isn’t free and states shouldn’t rely on the smoke and mirrors of the federal budget.  If we make promises to people they should be promises we know we can keep.

“Wisconsin is doing the responsible thing by working to manage our Medicaid population instead of blindly expanding it to people we can’t sustain.  We look forward to seeing the actual details of the plan and working with Governor Walker and the Legislature during the budget to find additional ways of reforming the system to provide better services at lower costs.”

Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is the nation’s premier grassroots organization of citizen leaders working at the state and local level and committed to advancing every individual’s right to economic freedom and opportunity. AFP educates and engages citizens in support of restraining state and federal government growth and returning government to its constitutional limits. For more information, visit www.americansforprosperity.org.

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