Rep. Boustany: ‘Obamacare needs to be repealed period’

By Bruce Alpert, NOLA.com | Times-Picayune

WASHINGTON — Two weeks ago, Rep. Charles Boustany, R-Lafayette, generated a strong response, both positive and negative, when he was quoted as saying that Louisiana should expand Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

Now, Boustany is saying it isn’t his position and that he agrees with Gov. Bobby Jindal’s decision not to implement the Medicaid expansion that proponents say will provide health coverage for 400,000 uninsured Louisiana residents.

“I never suggested that,” Boustany said Wednesday when asked about news reports that he supported the Medicaid expansion. “I was making comments about the necessity of reforming Medicaid, but governors lack the authority to make the reforms that are necessary.”

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“Obamacare needs to be repealed period,” Boustany said Wednesday. “If we can’t repeal it, we’re going to repeal it in parts.”

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