For years, many Republicans have railed against the ACA’s expansion of Medicaid, which has extended coverage to about 11 million people. Some lawmakers want to preserve the federal money their states are getting under the expansion. (The Washington Post)Two GOP senators whose states have expanded Medicaid coverage pressed Verma for her views. And still others contend that any ACA replacement should steer some expansion money to their non-expansion states. The anxieties of some GOP lawmakers from states that expanded Medicaid under the ACA were on public display during Verma’s confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee.

Source: Washington Post February 17, 2017 00:39 UTC