Lawmakers in Virginia’s General Assembly will return to the state capitol next month to work on the two-year spending plan for Medicaid expansion. Lawmakers could not agree on a plan earlier this month. Governor Ralph Northam is pushing for Medicaid expansion in the state’s budget. Northam during his budget announcement on Wednesday says his budget […]

Will medicaid expand to some 400,000 uninsured Virginians? The hot bottom issue at the Virginia General Assembly is not looking good. The session ends on March 8 and where are lawmakers on this issue? According to Delegate Joe Morrissey, House republicans oppose medicaid expansion but the Senate has come to a compromise. The Senate compromise […]

    The Virginia Senate passed the Medicaid Expansion measure (SB800) on Thursday which allow the Department of Medical Assistance Services to move forward with extending Medicaid coverage. Nearly 400,000 Virginians, including 62,000 working people age 50-64, will have health coverage effective January 1, 2014 if the state can get federal waivers. The reform system would include […]