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New Hampshire governor urges Medicaid expansion

Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan urged the Senate on Tuesday to reverse course and expand Medicaid to an estimated 58,000 poor New Hampshire adults.

By Norma Love | Updated on June 05, 2013
Gov. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., speaks at a news conference Tuesday June 4, 2013, in Concord, N.H. in favor of expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan urged the Senate on Tuesday to reverse course and expand Medicaid to an estimated 58,000 poor New Hampshire adults.

The Senate votes Thursday on its version of the state budget for the two years beginning July 1. The Senate budget would study Medicaid expansion under the federal Affordable Care Act unlike the House’s spending plan, which would expand Medicaid.

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