story with the town of texarkana where the poor have access to health care and yet nothing has changed for those on the texas side of town. that includes janice morris who got a pain killer and a bill after visiting for a bad tooth. she said i don t have $600. joining us now washington bureau chief for the huffington post. i continue to be amazed at how the battle has moved from state to state and how quickly it goes nuclear in every state it comes to. you ve got unbelievable tales of back room deals in ohio, backroom deals that got the expansion passed in some cases. you have everything gets brought to bear when this fight comes to the center of the state s
mouths that are astounding. it is a culturally divided commonwealth. we do have a reputation of having good government. that s been sullied in the last ten years by various things including the trial that you mentioned next month of the former governor. i think that we need to rework on these things. people don t expect it from us. and now we are starting to make news more frequently and it is not the kind of news we need. we need to get back to figuring out how we are going to pay for health care or provide health care for the poor citizens we have in our commonwealth. virginia house delegate mike sickles thanks again. there are 24 states that have not accepted medicaid expansion. if you want to get a sense of the difference between life under the expansion and without it new york times did it in a story with the town of texarkana
we need to get back to figuring out how we are going to pay for health care or provide health care for the poor citizens we have in our commonwealth. virginia house delegate mike sickles thanks again. there are 24 states that have not accepted medicaid expansion. leaving about 8 million people without coverage. if you want to get a sense of the difference between life under the expansion and without it new york times did it in a story with the town of texarkana where the poor have access to health care and yet nothing has changed for those on the texas side of town. that includes janice morris who got a pain killer and a bill after visiting for a bad tooth. she said i don t have $600. joining us now washington bureau chief for the huffington post.