California sticks Texas with an Obamacare bill

CalWatch: Just as the Golden State’s Medi-Cal waiver ran out, federal regulators rescued California yet again.

Regulators “agreed in principle to a five-year, $6.2 billion waiver for California’s Medicaid program,” California Healthline reported. “That was good news for California health officials, who plan to use the money mainly for Medi-Cal delivery system and payment reforms — the next big steps in implementing the Affordable Care Act.”

As state and federal officials work out the details of the new scheme, the current waiver, set to expire at the end of October, was pushed ahead to a new finishing date of December 31.

I cannot think of a better way to lose an election .   California legislature is selling Obamacare medicaid expansion as if it were a profit center, DC having unlimited funds.   Those unlimited funds in Texas are going to be spent on electioneering, making sure Texas controls the White House.