** FILE ** Tea party supporter William Temple of Brunswick, Ga., protests ... more >Several Republican governors, most notably Rick Scott of Florida and Chris Christie of New Jersey, have warmed to a second, optional pillar of the law — expanding Medicaid within their borders at the start of 2014.
Medicaid and other mandatory programs such as the Children’s Health Insurance Program are exempt from sequestration, but there will be a 2 percent cut in Medicare payments to health care providers.
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