Bush administration curbs expansion to Medicaid coverage

Bad news for women today: Bush administration curbs expansion to Medicaid coverageThe Bush administration is restricting states' ability to broaden eligibility for Medicaid to prevent them from offering coverage to families who may have access to private health insurance. …Administration officials say government health programs start to “crowd out” private insurance when they cover families with incomes from 250 percent to 300 percent of the poverty level — about $51,600 to $62,000 for a family of four. [am I reading this right--our administration’s concern is only about the protection of the insurance company’s potential market?]
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/04/washington/04health.html?_r=2&ref=health&oref=slogin&oref=slogin (1/4/08).