Leaders Await Decision On Indiana Plan Expansion

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two of the state's top Republican lawmakers said Tuesday that they would like to see the federal government sign off on an expansion of Medicaid through the state's health care plan for low-income residents, but they added that they have little idea how soon that could happen. Democrats have been roundly critical of the Republican efforts, dubbing Indiana an "island of the uninsured" because neighboring states such as Ohio and Illinois accepted the Medicaid expansion. Senate Minority Leader Tim Lanane, D-Anderson, said that Republican inaction on expanding health care coverage is costing the creation of tens of thousands of jobs and coverage for as many as 400,000 working Hoosiers.

 

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