Cornyn: No One Covered Under Medicaid Expansion Will Lose Coverage

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, the Senate majority whip, arrives for hearing at the Senate Judiciary Committee, the panel responsible for vetting judicial appointments, shortly after President Barack Obama announced Judg... Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, the Senate majority whip, arrives for hearing at the Senate Judiciary Committee, the panel responsible for vetting judicial appointments, shortly after President Barack Obama announced Judge Merrick Garland as his nominee to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 16, 2016. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., repeated his steadfast opposition to holding confirmation hearing in the Judiciary Committee in Obama’s last months in the White House and made it clear in a speech on the floor that the GOP-led Senate will not consider Obama's nominee, Garland, but will wait until after the next president is in place. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS
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A group of Republican governors met with Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, and some expressed concerns about the number of people who could lose insurance once GOP lawmakers repeal the Affordable Care Act.

One of the top concerns is what will happen to individuals who became eligible for Medicaid with its expansion under Obamacare. The Senate’s No. 2 Republican, however, promised that no one who got coverage under Medicaid expansion will lose it.

When Conrnyn was asked if he was concerned about people who’ve benefited from Medicaid expansion losing coverage, he said it was a shared concern.

“Were all concerned, but it ain’t going to happen,” Cornyn said. “Will you write that down… It ain’t gonna happen.”

Reporters followed up.

“You’re saying nobody’s going to lose coverage?” one asked.

“Nobody’s going to lose coverage,” Cornyn said. “Obviously, people covered today will continue to be covered. And, the hope is we’ll expand access. Right now 30 million people are not covered under Obamacare.”

It’s a point that not all Republicans are willing to go ahead and promise. After the same meeting, Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) said he couldn’t make any guarantees, but that he was in Washington to try to see what could be hashed out.

“I can’t guarantee anything. I’m down here trying to do my best to make sure we have a good plan,” Kasich said.

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  1. Avatar for zoran zoran says:

    Really? Do these people think we are fucking stupid"? The expansion is tied into the ACA.

  2. As soon as they can, Texas and the other holdouts will join the Medicaid expansion, and blame Obama for the delay. Heros, they are.

  3. No they live for the suffering. MO didn’t expand, and now we are all red top to bottom. I just wonder if there will be any mass exoduses to the states that expanded?

  4. Mark my words: As soon as PBO’s name is off the legislation, they’ll expand Medicaid, and flood the airwaves with “It’s about Damn time!” Ads praising themselves and trashing Obama.

    Rural white working poor Texans will name their children Vladamir for generations.

    And remember: I predicted HRC would get 330 electoral votes.

  5. Which means nothing in Texas because he and his golden shower butt buddies refused the medicaid expansion.

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