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Health policy/business of health care reporter

Guy Boulton covers the business of health care for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and has written extensively on the federal health care reform law.

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Scott Walker
stated on February 23, 2014 in a TV interview:

"Federal government reneging" on Medicaid payments to Wisconsin caused about $240 million in extra costs in the 2013-’15 state budget.

By Dave Umhoefer • February 28, 2014
Scott Walker
stated on July 12, 2012 in an op-ed piece:

A study showed that President Barack Obama’s health-care reforms will "devastate Wisconsin" by pushing people off employer-sponsored insurance, driving up premiums, increasing dependency and making 122,000 people ineligible for Medicaid.

By Guy Boulton • July 29, 2012