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Summary: A majority of the justices on the Supreme Court Wednesday questioned the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act as the Court continued its examination of same-sex marriage.


Q: Vic shells out £10k on luxury nursery

PREGNANT VICTORIA BECKHAM has spent £10,000 decking out a nursery for her baby girl — after a Harrods shopping spree.

Victoria, 37, and husband DAVID, 36, have picked out a pink colour scheme for their Beckingham Palace creche and bought a luxury changing table and cot.

Posh — due to give birth in the summer — has also spent £10,000 doing up a nursery at their luxurious French villa in Bargemon.

After the birth the couple plan to have a late holiday at the £6million pad — before a permanent return home to Sawbridgeworth, Herts.

Posh, now back in the US, and Becks already have three lads — BROOKLYN, 12, ROMEO, eight, and CRUZ, six. A friend said: “They are so thrilled at having a daughter.”

A: Vic shells out £10k on luxury nursery


IN: CBO: With Medicaid opt-outs, Affordable Care Act costs $84B less
Posted by Sarah Kliff on July 24, 2012 at 2:50 pm

The Congressional Budget Office is out with its analysis of how the Supreme Court decision will impact the Affordable Care Act’s budget. The big ticket takeaway is this: The non-partisan scorekeeper estimates that 3 million people fewer people will gain coverage due to states opting out of the Medicaid expansion, resulting in $84 billion less in federal spending.

Let’s break down those numbers a bit. The Congressional Budget Office does not list out which states could pass up the Medicaid expansion. But it does predict that “some states will probably forgo the expansion entirely.”

The CBO then estimates that for every person who does not enroll in Medicaid because of that, and goes uninsured, the federal government saves $6,000 in spending by 2022. For the average person who does not enroll in Medicaid, but instead gets subsidized coverage from the health insurance exchange, the federal government spends $9,000 – $3,000 more than they would have had those individuals been in Medicaid.

“With about 6 million fewer people being covered by Medicaid but only about 3 million more people receiving subsidies through the exchanges and about 3 million more people being uninsured…the projected decrease in total federal spending on Medicaid is larger than the anticipated increase in total exchange subsidies,” the CBO concludes.

For those who want to see that in graph form, the CBO has got you covered:

If anything, this report suggests that the CBO is taking the threats of states not to participate very, very seriously. It only expects that only a third of those eligible for the Medicaid expansion will live in states that participate in the program the first year its available. Another third will live in states that delay by more than a year. That would fall in line with the history of states enrolling in Medicaid: When the program launched in 1966, just six states initially participated.

In making their decisions, states will face different incentives depending on their overall budgetary situation,” the CBO writes, after consulting with numerous state officials. Other factors, like politics, could matter too. As the CBO notes, “States often have different preferences regarding their policies even when facing the same incentives.”
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OUT: CBO: With Medicaid opt-outs, Affordable Care Act costs $84B less


Problem: Liverpool tell ace Luis Suarez: You’re going nowhere

Kop chiefs are fuming over his Uruguayan TV appearance where he insisted he wanted out.

They are also angry Suarez claims he has told them he wants to quit on boss Brendan Rodgers.

The club hit back, issuing a statement which read: “Luis Suarez is not for sale.

“Neither Luis, nor his representatives, have communicated these feelings directly to LFC. The club remains supportive and expect him to honour his contract.”

Suarez, 26, still has three years left of his latest four-year deal.

But it does contain a £40million release clause, although he denied he has agreed a switch to Real Madrid. The Kop fans’ Player of the Year announced his desire to quit after flying to Montevideo for Uruguay’s friendly with France next week.

Suarez, serving a 10-match for biting Chelsea star Branislav Ivanovic, and who was also banned for racially abusing Patrice Evra, claims he is being hounded out of England.

He said: “It is understandable that I leave. I don’t feel comfortable here.

“It’s a good moment for a change of environment because of all I’ve been through in England. It’s not the money. My reason is my family and my image.”

Rodgers has watched with growing frustration while Suarez has come out with a series of rants clearly intended at putting other clubs on alert.

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assistant: KOP chiefs are fuming over wantaway striker’s Uruguayan TV appearance where he insisted he wanted out