net-net of the costs will slow. it won t be that onerous and the time will come when they can get it back. that s the pitch that some were making. i will say this. let me expand on that. this year, maine was not an expander. .7 of 1%, less than 1%. we have adjusted. we re in. what i m concerned about is the expansion state, if they continue with the expansion, they re going to force our budget like it was in 2011 when i took over. every six months, i have to ask legislature for a $250 million appropriation because healthcare is out of control. unless they deal with the cost drivers and they have a work requirement for able bodied people. in maine what happened in 2010, everybody dropped their commercial insurance and went to
should be something easy to grab on to. there s a big difference between coverage and access to coverage. and we re hearing that phrase access to coverage. what is the difference and what will it mean to states like yours. there s two main things they re talking about. let me be crystal clear. any time the federal government says they re going to block grant that means the federal government is going to save money. block grant would mean they re going to give you a chunk of money but it would put a burden on the states of matching money and adding money which would be different than right now. i would get a set amount of money. it s 4.6 billion today. that s all the money i would have and then if we hit a recession any increased individuals i have to pay 100%. the other is the per capita rate. they would give us money based on everybody is in the system. we re in that expansion state. 31 states took it. how do i get treated? those 400,000 that have been
staffers will be deployed early next week followed by an increase in surrogate visits. the democratic presidential candidate has been eyeing utah as a possible expansion state for months as donald trump has struggled to garner strong support among more men voters. and if clinton wins that state, it would be the first time since 1964 that utah has gone blue. meantime, in arizona, clinton has a five-point lead. the democrat seeing an opening on our pulling out all the stops in the new battleground states. cnn s ken law explains. when they go low, there you go. a battle cry for the democrats from one of its most potent leaders, the first lady calling out donald trump s potential rejection of election results. and we cannot stand for that. you do not keep american democracy in suspense. because, look, too many people