CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — House and Senate committees voted Thursday to recommend that New Hampshire expand Medicaid to an estimated 49,000 poor adults, but their plans differ on how to implement the expansion.

A key difference between the two bills is how quickly New Hampshire shifts the adults from a state-managed care program to private insurance through the federal insurance marketplace. The Republican-led Senate would shift people in 2015.

Gov. Maggie Hassan, a Democrat, and Democratic House leaders say that is not feasible as not enough insurance companies have expressed a willingness to offer products on the exchange.

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