Maddow Blog | Why it matters that the Wisconsin GOP rejected Medicaid expansion MSNBC 4 days ago Steve Benen For most of the country, it was obvious years ago that Medicaid expansion through the Affordable Care Act is a good deal, but as regular readers know, there are still 12 holdouts. As a consequence, there are more than 2 million low-income Americans who don't have health security, simply because Republicans in their respective states refuse to do the right thing. One of those 12 states was handed an opportunity to act yesterday. As the Associated Press reported, it did not go well. Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature on Tuesday convened and within seconds ended a special session called by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to expand Medicaid, dashing chances for the state to receive a one-time bonus of $1 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding. The Senate and Assembly gaveled in and adjourned the special session in mostly empty chambers with only a handful of lawmakers in attendance.