Nicholas Horton

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Nicholas  Horton
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Congress Has Created the ‘Medicaid Perfect Storm’—But They Can Fix It
By Nicholas Horton
Rahm Emanuel infamously said, “Never let a serious crisis go to waste.” It seems some members of Congress have taken ...
April 08, 2020
Kansas’s March Toward Medicaid For All Is Based on Myths, Not Facts
By Nicholas Horton
This week, liberal Gov. Laura Kelly of Kansas announced her plan to bring ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion to the state, opening ...
January 11, 2020
Mississippi Voters Just Rejected ObamaCare Expansion
By Nicholas Horton
Tuesday night, ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion was on the ballot in Mississippi. And it lost.The state has rightly declined to accept ...
November 08, 2019
Another broken ObamaCare promise: Medicaid expansion is (still) not saving Arkansas hospitals
By Nicholas Horton
Another broken ObamaCare promise: Medicaid expansion is (still) not saving Arkansas hospitalsIn 2013, the Arkansas legislature voted to expand Medicaid ...
October 24, 2019
Arkansas Is Debunking Myths About Welfare Reform – And The Left Hates It
By Nicholas Horton
Almost exactly one year ago, Arkansas became the first state to ever implement commonsense work requirements for able-bodied, working-age adults ...
June 25, 2019
Work Requirements Are Working in Arkansas
By Nicholas Horton
Today, the food stamp program is one of the largest welfare programs in the federal budget. And of the nearly ...
February 08, 2019
Let’s Get Real: Arkansas’ Work Requirement Reporting Rules Are Anything But Onerous
By Nicholas Horton
In June, Arkansas became the first state to ever implement a work requirement in Medicaid, after winning approval for the ...
August 23, 2018
The Welfare Fraud Pandemic and One Way to Fix It
By Nicholas Horton
It may not make the news every day, but welfare fraud is a serious problem – not only because of ...
March 14, 2017
A Simple Fix to Arkansas’ Obamacare Hostage Crisis
By Nicholas Horton
In a special legislative session called by Governor Asa Hutchinson last week, Arkansas lawmakers passed a bill to renew Obamacare’s ...
April 14, 2016
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