HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett may not announce whether he will support the expansion of Medicaid under the federal health care law when he delivers his budget address to the Legislature on Tuesday.
What to do about Medicaid is a major dilemma for the Republican governor, who as attorney general earlier joined an ultimately unsuccessful multi-state lawsuit to try to throw out President Barack Obama's sweeping 2010 health care law.
Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi said that during a meeting with Corbett administration officials Monday he was told they were not able to get all their questions answered by the Obama administration.
Many had hoped the Medicaid decision would be unveiled alongside Corbett's 2013-14 spending plan.
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