The refusal of many red states to take FREE MONEY to help people stay alive is one of the most shameful developments of the last decade. Why didn't more people object? Because those states are full of "news deserts"–places with no local newspaper. Dems shld organize around this. https://t.co/HYo5r99EX9

— Jonathan Alter (@jonathanalter) July 22, 2019

Tennessee could’ve had 100% of the cost of Medicaid paid for by the federal government for 200,000 people for three years, and at least 90% of the cost covered after that. Instead they decided to screw those people and themselves. https://t.co/7LbiTDK8VI

— Charles Gaba ✡️ (@charles_gaba) June 24, 2019

This WaPo story on Tennessee’s rural-health crisis is powerful — but it only mentions the state’s rejection of Medicaid expansion once, in passing. A similar WaPo story last month, on Oklahoma’s crisis, didn’t mention the state’s Medicaid rejection at all. https://t.co/NGKG1U6Qj8

— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) June 24, 2019

Alabama needs to expand Medicaid. https://t.co/lpFJp8gfZK

— Doug Jones for Senate — onealabamavotes.com 🗳️ (@DougJonesHQ) July 23, 2019

What happened when states expanded access to medicaid for kids?

Those kids:
▪️were more likely to go to college,
▪️had fewer kids and lower mortality rates (19-28),
▪️had higher adult wages (♀️ only),
▪️paid more in taxes

"Government[s] recoup[ed] $0.58 of each $1 they [spent]" pic.twitter.com/2r2HGp7uwy

— John B. Holbein (@JohnHolbein1) July 19, 2019

Close to 90K children dropped from Missouri Medicaid program https://t.co/Mo7xAYd7fb #KMOV pic.twitter.com/hF7ylJfoxD

— KMOV (@KMOV) July 22, 2019

Trump is in Eastern NC to rally his base tonight. But his policies have hurt the poor & low wealth people of this area. Hospitals have closed in Eastern NC b/c of GOP’s refusal to expand Medicaid. His supporters in our state house have hurt Eastern NC.

— Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@RevDrBarber) July 17, 2019

Many residents in three deep-red states rejoiced last fall when voters approved Medicaid expansion, circumventing the objections of their elected representatives, but it was short-lived https://t.co/ld1HnTYoyc

— CNN (@CNN) April 13, 2019

BREAKING: Medicaid expansion leads to fewer heart related deaths. Very promising news.https://t.co/EgB7L4r4No

— Andy Slavitt 🇺🇦 (@ASlavitt) April 8, 2019

Despite bipartisan support for Medicaid expansion in the KS House, the Senate continues to obstruct progress. It’s time the Senate leadership listen to business leaders, hospitals, healthcare providers & advocates and allow a vote on Medicaid expansion. #KansantoKansan

— Governor Laura Kelly (@GovLauraKelly) April 10, 2019

GOP lawmakers set up roadblocks to voter-approved Medicaid expansion — https://t.co/gUE63ZAatF #Medicaid #Arkansas #news pic.twitter.com/wmsnlD5r5T

— KTVE – KARD (@MyArkLaMiss) April 13, 2019

Here's the Republican Montana Senate, holding healthcare for 96,000 people hostage until they get a bill that would prop up an uneconomic coal plant. https://t.co/l77R1Oj3ku

— David Roberts (@drvox) April 12, 2019

HAPPENING NOW: TN House Republicans are pushing their block grants plan on the house floor, which would mean FEWER covered not more.

They’re trying to sound like they’re looking out for Tennesseans while costing our state billions in Medicaid expansion money each year.

— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) April 11, 2019

So just in one day I have seen new evidence that Medicaid expansion improves access to addiction treatment, improves colon cancer survival and now this one on cardiac mortality. What are the holdout states waiting for? https://t.co/Yew1iWUPfg

— Michael Miller (@hlthcaremike) April 9, 2019