Category Archives: Medicaid Expansion

Press Release, “Governor Kasich Bypasses Will of the People to Ram Medicaid Expansion through Backdoor”

Cleveland_Right_to_LifeBelow is an October 13th  press release from Cleveland Right to Life on Governor Kasich’s recent request to appropriate Obamacare Medicaid expansion funds through the Ohio Controlling Board. The release points out that the Governor’s request effectively “backdoors Obamacare into Ohio.” Cleveland, Ohio, October 13th 2013 Showing complete contempt for an estimated 75% of his Republican base who oppose Medicaid Expansion, Governor Kasich is set to bypass the Legislature and force Obamacare/ Medicaid Expansion on Ohioans. A […]

Sign Petition to tell Kasich “STOP trying to implement Obamacare”

Obama KasichIf you haven’t heard, Friday (October, 11th) Governor Kasich requested the Ohio Controlling Board to appropriate Obamacare funds for Medicaid expansion. If approved, this will essentially serve to implement Medicaid/Obamacare expansion in Ohio and bypass the legislature. Learn more about the story from Ohio Media Trackers at this link. We will be formulating a more detailed response to this deeply troubling development in the coming days. In the meantime, we have launched a “sign the petition” […]

WSJ’s “Obamacaid” Makes You Wonder: What is Kasich thinking???

imagesIf Governor Kasich should happen to read the WSJ’s latest piece on Medicaid expansion, “Obamacaid,” you’ve got to wonder if he might start feeling a little silly for his efforts to push this sham on Ohio. And for those OLC members who have fought Kasich on this issue, you will enjoy seeing the WSJ recap many of our arguments: The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion was unconstitutional. Even liberal justices Breyer […]

Kasich Looks At Expanding Medicaid the Obama Way

ObamaKasichHaving failed to convince the body of the people, the state legislature, to approve his plan to expand Medicaid in Ohio, Governor Kasich is considering a new course, one less representative and more, shall we say, authoritarian. In fact, those who enjoy a little irony, will find the name of his expedient slightly amusing: the Controlling Board. Although, it sounds a bit like the stuff of a cold-war thriller, the Controlling Board is actually a […]

Ohio State Rep Pushing Obamacare Medicaid Expansion Gets Publicity in Toledo

Sears_AFP_Mailer-300x163I’m guessing that this is not exactly the kind of publicity that Representative Barbara Sears would like, but maybe she should have considered that before jumping on board with Obamacare. From the Toledo Tea Party posting, Obamacare Medicaid Expansion billboards popping up in Toledo area: The push to stop Obamacare Medicaid Expansion in Ohio just got bumped up a notch. If you’ve been driving around Toledo the last few days, you may have noticed several […]