Medicaid Expansion: Glass Half Full for Biopharma
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
Most health reform watchers have been tracking state votes on Medicaid expansion as a sort of scorecard on whether Obama Administration is winning or losing in health care reform. Push back from the states is making news now, but for biopharma sponsors, even a glass half full is a positive—and the long-term outlook is even brighter.
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