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Haslam: Medicaid Expansion Proposal Going to Feds Soon

Posted by: Brittany Sims on Aug 29, 2014

A long-expected plan for a Medicaid expansion in Tennessee could be placed before federal officials this fall, Gov. Bill Haslam said yesterday. If the feds approve, an estimated 180,000 low-income state residents could be eligible for subsidized health insurance. It's the first significant development in months over Tennessee's ongoing struggle to expand Medicaid under President Barack Obama's 2010 health care law, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports. The announcement drew criticisim from Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, R-Collierville, who issued a statement claiming Haslam has not conferred with the General Assembly regarding an expansion plan. State lawmakers earlier this year passed a bill to require the governor to obtain legislative approval before he can expand Medicaid under the health care law.