Recent Medicaid Reforms Could Pave Way For GOP-Led Expansions

Alaska and Utah are likely heading a new wave of Republican-led states to expand their Medicaid programs, according to experts in the field who believe savvy governors and financial realities will set off a domino effect of expansion announcements. Expansion plans were thought to be all but dead in a number of state legislatures as they wrapped up their sessions this spring. The country lost momentum from the beginning of the year, when several states were debating how to grow...