"[S]ome analysts suggest that the costs for expanding Medicaid and providing subsidies for private coverage under the ACA will be lower than anticipated..... [A]nother possible reason for the slowdown in spending growth might be the botched rollout of the ACA, which has prevented some individuals from enrolling in coverage ... In addition, some states' decisions to opt out of the Medicaid expansion could save the government $45 billion in 2016[.]"  MORE >>