What economic argument can you make for expanding medicaid

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As you know, the Affordable Care Act expands coverage for low-income US citizens by giving them access to Medicaid. As you also know, not every state has taken advantage of this Medicaid expansion. What economic argument can you make for expanding Medicaid? What argument would you make for not expanding? Does the answer change if you're answering from a state level vs. federal level?

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