Trump’s move may nudge holdout GOP states to expand Medicaid
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press
Published: January 23, 2018, 9:00am
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In this March 28, 2017 file photo, the Kansas Senate votes to expand KanCare, the state's Medicaid program. The Trump administration’s embrace of work requirements for low-income people on Medicaid is prompting lawmakers in some conservative holdout states to reconsider expanding the program. (Thad Allton /The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)Photo Gallery
WASHINGTON — In an ironic twist, the Trump administration’s embrace of work requirements for low-income people on Medicaid is prompting lawmakers in some conservative states to resurrect plans to expand health care for the poor.
Trump’s move has been widely criticized as threatening the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion.
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