The Daily 202: Why Virginia’s Medicaid expansion is a big deal
Why Virginia’s Medicaid expansion is a big deal Del. Danica Roem (D-Prince William) talks with supporters of Medicaid expansion as they celebrate a vote in the gallery of the Virginia Senate at the capitol in Richmond on Wednesday. (Steve Helber/AP) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve THE BIG IDEA: As Joe Biden put it a little differently when Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act eight years ago, Virginia’s expansion of Medicaid on Wednesday is big dang deal. And not just because 400,000 low-income citizens will now have access to government health insurance. It’s another nail in the coffin for efforts to repeal Obamacare and a fresh reminder of how difficult it is to scale back any entitlement once it’s created. Many Republicans, in purple and red states alike, concluded that Congress is unlikely to get rid of the law, so they’ve become less willing to take political heat for le...