Originally Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2012

New estimates show the state’s costs to implement the federal Affordable Care Act would be about 2.6 billion dollars over seven years, if Medicaid is expanded. The Indiana Family and Social Services received the estimates based on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, which makes a Medicaid expansion optional for states.

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