House Republicans have promised to announce their long-awaited plan to repeal and replace Obamacare on Feb. 27, shortly after returning from recess. Judging from the policy brief released before the President’s Day break, Medicaid reform will be a major component of that plan.

This is welcome news. Obamacare drastically expanded eligibility for the healthcare entitlement for low-income Americans while doing nothing to address the program’s central flaws. All but 19 states expanded their Medicaid programs under the law. Those states that did so now receive 90 percent of the cost of expansion. The latest House plan, by contrast, would give Medicaid the overhaul it has long needed by empowering states to meet the unique healthcare needs of its least-advantaged residents.