April 25, 2013 6:35PM 

# ‘Why Indiana Shouldn’t Fall for Obamacare’s Medicaid Expansion’ 

By [Michael F. Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon) 

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My latest [oped](http://www.indystar.com/article/20130424/OPINION/304240050/), in the *Indy Star*:

> Meanwhile, many \[Medicaid\] enrollees can’t even find a doctor. One-third of primary care physicians won’t take new Medicaid patients. Only 20 percent of dentists accept Medicaid. In 2007, 12-year-old Deamonte Driver died — yes, died — because his mother couldn’t find one of those dentists.

For more on why states should reject ObamaCare’s Medicaid expansion, read my latest Cato white paper, “[50 Vetoes: How States Can Stop the Obama Health Law](https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/pubs/pdf/50-vetoes-white-paper.pdf).”

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