Two key GOP senators now open to Medicaid expansion
Hanger said he has "no intentions of voting for a final budget that does not include a plan to access the additional dollars that are available to us currently under Medicaid."
"Those dollars came out of the pockets of
Meanwhile, state Sen.
The entire 21-member state Senate Republican caucus, including Hanger and Wagner, had approved a budget that rejected Medicaid expansion and that carved out all the money the
Writing in a column for his local newspaper,
But, he added, "I remain willing to negotiate terms."
That means tackling the lack of access to health care for low-income Virginians with what he called a pathway to self-sufficiency -- which is how
In addition, Hanger said he wants to see a plan to deal with soaring costs for other Obamacare coverage. Hanger also called for stricter regulation of health-care providers and insurers.
Wagner, meanwhile, told the
But that would come from a hospital tax as called for by the House. That levy is strongly opposed by Hanger.
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Senate Republican caucus leaders, who have firmly opposed the Medicaid expansion proposals in Gov.
"While
But others didn't see it that way.
"The chances of securing the governor a big win on a Medicaid expansion vastly increased with two
"I think it also reveals a concern among some
And Northam believes the two senators' comments "are very encouraging," spokesman
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