CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia will expand Medicaid as called for by the federal health care overhaul.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Thursday the plan would extend coverage to about 91,500 low-income residents.
Tomblin was one of just two Democratic governors who had yet to choose whether to expand Medicaid. He leaves Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear as the party's last holdout.
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