Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback vetoes Medicaid expansion

Published March 30, 2017 3:19pm ET



Republican Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has vetoed a proposed expansion of Medicaid, just days after the state legislature passed a bill to expand it.

Brownback’s Thursday veto comes as several states, including Georgia and Virginia, are signaling an openness to expanding Medicaid after an Obamacare repeal bill was pulled by House GOP leadership last Friday.

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