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Alaska governor uses executive order to implement Medicaid expansion

Alaska governor uses executive order to implement Medicaid expansion

July 18, 2015

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http://www.adn.com/article/201... Gov. Bill Walker said Thursday he would use his executive power to expand the public Medicaid health-care program to newly cover as many as 40,000 low-income residents. The decision comes after the Alaska Legislature earlier this year rejected Walker's efforts to expand the program through the state budget process, then adjourned without allowing a vote on a separate expansion bill. Walker's move makes Alaska one of 30 states to approve Medicaid expansion, a key plank of the federal Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare," that was aimed at cutting health-care costs and giving more Americans insurance.

http://www.adn.com/article/201…

Gov. Bill Walker said Thursday he would use his executive power to expand the public Medicaid health-care program to newly cover as many as 40,000 low-income residents.

The decision comes after the Alaska Legislature earlier this year rejected Walker’s efforts to expand the program through the state budget process, then adjourned without allowing a vote on a separate expansion bill.

Walker’s move makes Alaska one of 30 states to approve Medicaid expansion, a key plank of the federal Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare,” that was aimed at cutting health-care costs and giving more Americans insurance.