Why hasn’t Alabama expanded Medicaid for the pandemic?

AL.com: As Alabama’s struggling hospitals and uninsured residents face the unknowns of the coronavirus, political leaders say the state can’t afford to grant healthcare through Medicaid expansion to some of its most vulnerable and uninsured residents.

“It would be irresponsible to think about expanding Medicaid just for the sake of expanding Medicaid without having a complete and honest discussion about the source of stable funding to pay the match,” Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said at a Tuesday press conference.

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