Virginia Senate passes Medicaid expansion

By Robert King

Published May 30, 2018 6:27pm ET

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Virginia Senate passes Medicaid expansion — The Virginia state Senate on Wednesday approved an expansion of Medicaid, likely ensuring the state becomes the 33rd to expand the healthcare program under Obamacare. The state budget, which includes the long-battled expansion, now goes back to the state House of Delegates, which has already passed a version of the expansion. Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam […]

The Virginia state Senate on Wednesday approved an expansion of Medicaid, likely ensuring the state becomes the 33rd to expand the healthcare program under Obamacare.

The state budget, which includes the long-battled expansion, now goes back to the state House of Delegates, which has already passed a version of the expansion. Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam is expected to sign it as he has pushed for the move to extend coverage to 400,000 state residents.

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