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<\/a><\/p>\nWednesday, Governor Rick Snyder discussed his plans for Medicaid expansion and his \u201cHealthy Michigan Now<\/a>\u201d campaign.<\/p>\n Anne Bickford, a resident of the Fox Run Retirement Community <\/a>asked Snyder what would guarantee the federal government pays for the Medicaid expansion <\/a>and how the state will contribute.<\/p>\n (Related:\u00a0Survey Shows Women Are Focusing on Saving for Retirement<\/a>)<\/p>\n “How will Michigan have the money to pay the 10 percent it’s going to have to pick up?” she said.<\/p>\n Snyder said that the federal government will fund the first two or three years before Michigan will be required to cover 10 percent of the costs.<\/p>\n However, his emphasis was that the state will save money when you look at the big picture.<\/p>\n (Related:\u00a0Medicare Does Not Pay for Long-Term Care<\/a>)<\/p>\n “We’re currently providing some services that will be covered by the federal government,” he said.<\/p>\n The state budget will be close to $200 million better following the start of this program beginning with the first (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Wednesday, Governor Rick Snyder discussed his plans for Medicaid expansion and his \u201cHealthy Michigan Now\u201d campaign. Anne Bickford, a resident of the Fox Run Retirement Community asked Snyder what would guarantee the federal government pays for the Medicaid expansion and…<\/span><\/p>\n