White House weighs in on Medicaid expansion in Virginia
“The comments come at a critical time in Virginia’s effort to expand Medicaid under former President Barack Obama’s health care law to provide health coverage for 300,000 low-income Virginians, a top priority for Democrats that Republicans have fought off for years. The state House has passed a budget that accepts federal funding for expansion; the Senate budget has no such provision. A conference committee will meet to hash out that and other differences.”