Obamacare's 'Giveaway' Is Anything But Free | Michael D. Tanner | Cato Institute

Obamacare's 'Giveaway' Is Anything But Free | Michael D. Tanner | Cato Institute: "Indeed, as part of the fiscal cliff negotiations in December, the Obama Administration reportedly offered to change from the 90/10 match for Medicaid expansion to a “blended rate formula,” which would merge the new expansion reimbursement rate with existing Medicaid and SCHIP formulas, creating a federal funding level somewhere in the middle, but below 90/10. While the administration eventually backed off that offer, it shows just how tenuous federal funding promises really are."