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Michigan House Gives Final Passage To Medicaid Expansion

by Catherine Thompson

09.03.13 | 11:04 am

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is interviewed after joining community leaders and employees at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., Monday, July 1, 2013, to discuss the Healthy Michigan plan. Snyder is pushing his messa... Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is interviewed after joining community leaders and employees at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., Monday, July 1, 2013, to discuss the Healthy Michigan plan. Snyder is pushing his message for expanding Medicaid eligibility to hundreds of thousands of low-income adults. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) MORE LESS

The Michigan House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 75-32 to give final passage to a bill expanding Medicaid in the state under the Affordable Care Act, the Detroit News reported. The bill now awaits Gov. Rick Snyder’s (R) signature.

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Catherine Thompson Catherine Thompson is a senior editor for Talking Points Memo in New York City. She came to the site in 2013 and reported on national affairs. Previously, she worked as a research assistant to investigative reporter Wayne Barrett. She can be reached at catherine@talkingpointsmemo.com.

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