Governor John Kasich keeps misrepresenting what the Obamacare Medicaid expansion is and how it works, because Ohio’s press doesn’t know — or care — to report that Kasich is not telling the truth. In a January 23 interview with Bill Cunningham on Cincinnati’s 700 WLW, Gov. Kasich stuck to his insistence that the Obamacare Medicaid expansion “has nothing to do… Continue reading Why Does John Kasich Keep Lying About Obamacare?
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Gov. John Kasich’s Medicaid expansion is a faith-based mistake
Ohio’s Republican Gov. John Kasich seems to have settled on “it’s what God wants” as his best talking point for the Obamacare Medicaid expansion, which he has been fighting to implement for more than eight months.
The incoherence of John Kasich’s cave-in on Obamacare
Voters who treat politics as a process of picking and then sticking with a party or politician rather than wrestling with principles should consider the cautionary tale of Ohio Governor John Kasich.
Timeline: Ohio’s Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
Medicaid expansion was the biggest political issue in Ohio during 2013, as evidenced by the energy Governor John Kasich, the entitlement lobby, and the legacy press sank into securing billions in Obamacare funding. For an overview of how the policy fight played out, refer to Media Trackers interviews with Brian Thomas on Cincinnati’s 55KRC from June… Continue reading Timeline: Ohio’s Obamacare Medicaid Expansion
Ohio Supreme Court Leaves Kasich’s Obamacare Power Grab Unchecked
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. The Ohio Supreme Court issued a decision on December 20 denying a request from 6 Ohio House members and 2 Right to Life groups to block Governor John Kasich’s Obamacare Medicaid expansion end-run around the state legislature. “The relators fail in their quest because they have not adequately shown that the Controlling… Continue reading Ohio Supreme Court Leaves Kasich’s Obamacare Power Grab Unchecked
Day 1 of Ohio Medicaid Sign-Ups Tops Month 1 on Obamacare Exchange
More Ohioans applied for Medicaid on December 9 than selected Obamacare “Health Insurance Marketplace” plans through the entire month of October, based on figures released yesterday by the Ohio Department of Medicaid. “A total of 1,165 needy Ohioans had submitted applications for health benefits through the state’s new online Medicaid system as of midafternoon Monday, the… Continue reading Day 1 of Ohio Medicaid Sign-Ups Tops Month 1 on Obamacare Exchange
Gov. Kasich Serves as Lifeline for Obamacare
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. President Obama cited Governor John Kasich’s embrace of the Obamacare Medicaid expansion as proof the law works during two separate November 14 speeches, flailing to defend his signature legislative achievement while it hikes insurance costs nationwide and causes millions to lose their policies. “Another 396,000 have the… Continue reading Gov. Kasich Serves as Lifeline for Obamacare
Gov. Kasich Spins, Stumbles Through Fox News Obamacare Segment
Governor John Kasich fumbled through a November 15 The O’Reilly Factor interview with guest host Laura Ingraham, frustrated by more thorough questioning about the Obamacare Medicaid expansion than any Ohio reporter has subjected him to. Introducing the segment with a clip of the president’s November 14 speech in Cleveland, Ingraham explained that President Obama “heaped praise… Continue reading Gov. Kasich Spins, Stumbles Through Fox News Obamacare Segment
Gov. Kasich Touts False Obamacare Claims on Meet the Press
Governor John Kasich reiterated his false claim that the Obamacare Medicaid expansion will be funded solely with “Ohio money” and pretended the expansion was separate from Obamacare during an October 27 appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press. After Gov. Kasich criticized the implementation of the Obamacare exchanges at HealthCare.gov, Meet the Press host David Gregory asked… Continue reading Gov. Kasich Touts False Obamacare Claims on Meet the Press
Ohio Newspapers Swoon as Gov. Kasich Shreds Separation of Powers
Cross-posted from the archived Media Trackers Ohio site. Ohio’s newspapers have shown their enthusiasm for an unrestrained executive by cheering this week’s Obamacare Medicaid expansion maneuvering from Republican Governor John Kasich. When the Ohio Controlling Board — led by a Kasich appointee — approved the Kasich Administration’s request to appropriate over $2.5 billion in Obamacare money, Ohio’s… Continue reading Ohio Newspapers Swoon as Gov. Kasich Shreds Separation of Powers