Sebelius urges Kansas, Missouri to expand Medicaid

The Washington Post: Poll Finds Support For Medicaid Expansion In Virginia
A majority of Virginia voters support expanding Medicaid as long as there are federal funds to pay for it, according to a new poll. The Wason Center at Christopher Newport University found that 56 percent of the state's registered voters back the expansion of the state-federal health program for the poor, but almost the same number - 54 percent - would oppose it if the federal government did not provide the promised funding (Weiner, 2/3).

PBS NewsHour: In A State Without Medicaid Expansion, Uninsured South Carolinians Mind The Gap
After the Supreme Court ruled that states were not obligated to expand their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act, South Carolina was one of the first to opt out. PBS NewsHour's Mary Jo Brooks reports on the effects for residents who are still uninsured, plus a small alternative program designed to reach some of them (Brooks, 2/3).

Health News Florida: Medicaid Saves 1,100 Lives: Study
More than 1,100 Floridians will die prematurely if the state Legislature continues to refuse to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. This prediction emerges from a study published on the Health Affairs blog. The analysis considers the implications of three previous data-collection efforts by other groups (Gentry, 2/3).