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Sponsor pitches alternative Medicaid expansion with community engagement; health groups and tribes oppose
Summary
Senate Bill 334 would create a Medicaid expansion alternative requiring community engagement and a federal waiver to change eligibility; health providers, tribes and advocacy groups testified in opposition, warning the measure would reduce coverage and disproportionately harm tribal members and low‑income families.
Senate Public Health Committee heard Senate Bill 334, a proposal to pursue Medicaid expansion through a federal waiver that would change eligibility and add community‑engagement requirements for able‑bodied adults.
Senator Matt Regier, sponsor, said the bill seeks to promote “self‑sufficiency” by combining Medicaid coverage with community engagement obligations under a federal waiver. The bill requires the Department of Public Health and Human Services to seek federal approval for a…
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