Nevada Governor Vetoes Medicaid Buy-In Bill

June 16, 2017 at 3:32 PM
Gov. Brian Sandoval (R-NV) waited until the deadline day, Friday (June 16), to veto a bill that would have allowed anyone to buy into the state’s Medicaid managed care plans, although he praised the "creativity" of Nevada Assemblyman Michael Sprinkle, who wrote the bill, in his three-page veto message. Sandoval's decision comes in a charged moment, as moderate Republicans including the Republican senator from his own state, Dean Heller, face an imminent and difficult vote on the American Health Care...


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