RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Chamber of Commerce and state business leaders renewed their call Monday for Republican House lawmakers to accept billions in federal Medicaid funds, saying it would be a boost for the state’s economy.

The group said at a Capitol news conference that the state’s businesses are counting on lawmakers reaching a deal that would increase the number of low-income Virginia residents who qualify for publicly financed health insurance in exchange for roughly $2 billion a year in federal funds. The move would help the state’s working poor while lowering Virginia’s overall health care cost, business leaders said.