Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Arkansas lawmaker promotes bill to keep uninsured in the dark about healthcare options

www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/19/arkansas-lawmaker-promotes-bill-to-keep-uninsured-in-the-dark-about-healthcare-options/
"A Republican lawmaker in Arkansas is attempting to insert an amendment into a Medicaid expansion bill that is designed to prevent the state from using federal funds to promote Obamacare, explaining that he doesn’t want uninsured Arkansans to know about their healthcare options.
According to ThinkProgress, State Rep. Nate Bell (R) admitted that, by denying the state of Arkansas the ability to use federal funds allocated for advertising the Affordable Care Act (ACA), he is “trying to create a barrier to enrollment"."

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