Lawmakers aiming to pass bill giving voters the chance to change state’s Medicaid requirement

PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Wednesday’s Senate State Affairs committee listened to testimony on a bill that would propose a change in the state’s Medicaid expansion agreement if there are cuts made at the federal level. As it stands today, the federal government covers 90% of Medicaid expansion coverage and the states cover the […]

How Medicaid became such a drag on Colorado’s state budget

Colorado lawmakers are facing their second budget cycle in a row in which they’re forecast to have about $1 billion less than they need to continue current levels of state programs and services.  And the legislature was recently warned that they face a third billion-dollar shortfall in 2027 if nothing changes. The primary culprit? Medicaid, […]