As the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress look toscale back Medicaid, many voters and state lawmakers across the countryare moving to make it bigger.
On Nov. 7, Maine voters approved a ballot measure to expand Medicaid under theAffordable Care Act. Advocates are looking to follow suit withballot measures in Utah, Missouri and Idaho in 2018.
Virginia may also have another go at expansion after theLegislature thwarted Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s attempt to expandMedicaid. Virginia voters elected Democrat Ralph Northam to succeedMcAuliffe as governor in January, and Democrats made inroads in thestate Legislature, too.
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