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Senate committee backs bill requiring legislative approval for Medicaid expansions, with emergency exception
Summary
Senate File 6 would freeze Medicaid eligibility at current levels and require any expansion be approved by the Legislature; a committee amendment allows temporary executive expansion during declared public-health emergencies, subject to legislative review.
Cheyenne — The Senate’s committee of the whole on Feb. 13 recommended Senate File 6, a bill that would require legislative approval before the state expands Medicaid eligibility, while including an emergency carve‑out for temporary action by the governor.
Senator Scott, who explained the bill on the floor, said the measure is intended to protect the Legislature’s control over large program changes and prevent administrative "mission creep." "If we're gonna have any…
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