Gov, Rick Snyder believes that the proposed Medicaid expansion<\/a> will a have a greater impact that just low-income residents.<\/p>\n (Related: Pending Benefits Legislation, Part 1<\/a>)<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re talking about helping Michiganders. We\u2019re talking about people with a real need,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re also talking about ourselves. What\u2019s the problem? Today we have a broken system.\u201d<\/p>\n Snyder engaged an audience of mostly doctors and nurses Livonia, urging them to contact their senators and support Medicaid expansion<\/a>. It was one of the many stops Snyder made at health care facilities in the last week to garner support for the bill, which was stopped in the Senate.<\/p>\n (Related: Pending Benefits Legislation, Part 2<\/a>)<\/p>\n \u201cThis is something that I thought was critical enough to get out on the road and engage the general public,\u201d he said. \u201cToo often, we can let a few people dominate (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Medicaid expansion will hopefully lower the cost of health premiums and decrease the number of ER visits. Gov, Rick Snyder believes that the proposed Medicaid expansion will a have a greater impact that just low-income residents. (Related: Pending Benefits Legislation,…<\/span><\/p>\n