Debates of the States: Medicaid Expansion Deal - The Local Show

Welcome to this first Local Show of this brand New Year. If you thought the fight over what so many now refer to as Obamacare was over, it's not. It has simply moved to state capitals.

While the Supreme Court upheld most of the Affordable Care Act, it left up to states whether to expand Medicaid. Medicaid Expansion is going to be one of the most contentious issues lawmakers wrestle with in Topeka and Jefferson City as they prepare to start new legislative sessions in both states.

It's one of those issues that gets complicated fast. In this report from Sam Zeff, we try to make sense of it all, by picking apart what's at stake so we can better understand the arguments on both sides. KCPT's reporting on healthcare issues is funded in part by a grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.