Rep. Joe Barton seeks to shorten Medicaid expansion transition

Published March 8, 2017 4:16pm ET



A conservative lawmaker wants to dramatically shorten the transition period for rolling back Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion in the Republican repeal plan.

Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, said the Medicaid expansion should end after this year, instead of in 2020 as outlined in the American Health Care Act, a plan issued late Monday by GOP leadership that repeals a majority of Obamacare.

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