http://michiganradio.org en http://michiganradio.org/post/expanding-medicaid-would-save-michigan-1-billion-over10-years-study-finds <p>Over 10 years, Michigan could save a billion dollars and get more than 600,000 previously uninsured people health coverage.</p><p>That's the upside of expanding Medicaid in Michigan, according to a new study from the Center for Healthcare Research and Transformation (CHRT) in Ann Arbor.&nbsp;</p><p>The federal government can't force states to expand their programs, but they are offering big incentives: for 10 years, the feds will pick up 100% of the costs of covering newly-eligible Medicaid patients, as part of the Affordable Care Act.&nbsp;</p> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:41:27 +0000 Kate Wells 9499 at http://michiganradio.org Expanding Medicaid would save Michigan $1 billion over10 years, study finds