The Affordable Care Act originally required

A) that state governments expand their Medicaid programs to cover more poor people or lose all the Medicaid funds that they receive from the federal government.
B) that state governments eliminate their Medicaid programs or lose all the categorical grants they receive from the federal government.
C) that state governments expand their Medicare programs to cover citizens over the age of 50 or lose all the Medicaid funds that they receive from the federal government.
D) that state governments expand their Medicare programs to cover citizens over the age of 40 or lose all the Medicaid funds that they receive from the federal government.

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Final Answer : A, Explanation :  The Affordable Care Act required states to expand their Medicaid programs to cover more poor people or risk losing all Medicaid funds received from the federal government. However, this provision was later ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, and states were given the option to choose whether or not to expand their Medicaid programs.

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