Michigan moves toward Medicaid change
By JASON MILLMAN and KYLE CHENEY | 8/27/13 9:37 PM EDT
Michigan took a big step Tuesday toward signing up for Obamacare’s massive Medicaid expansion, giving GOP Gov. Rick Snyder a long-sought victory to bring billions of federal dollars to implement a major part of the president’s health care law.
The measure passed after last-minute legislative maneuvering. The Republican-led state Senate initially rejected it by one vote, and then huddled privately for several hours before returning to vote 20-18 to support it with a few significant caveats. The narrow approval sends the Medicaid expansion back to the House, which has already backed a similar bill.
It’s now a near-certainty that a version of Medicaid expansion will land on the desk of Snyder, who had already broken with the GOP base to support the Obamacare program. Supporters say expansion will provide nearly half a million Michiganders with basic health insurance coverage. The federal dollars will also reach a state dealing with the fallout from Detroit’s bankruptcy.
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