Administration Brief Defends Medicaid Expansion
Reuters: Obama Administration Defends Healthcare Medicaid Law
Administration attorneys defended on Friday the part of President Barack Obama's healthcare law that expands the Medicaid program for the poor and disabled and said Congress has the power to set the terms under which it will disburse funds to the states. In a written brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, the attorneys disagreed with the argument by 26 states that have challenged the law that the Medicaid expansion was unprecedented and will impose a significant, onerous financial burden on the states (Vicini, 2/10).