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Democratic wins put Medicaid expansion back in play in holdout states

In a handful of holdout states, Democrats appear ready to use their newly won statehouse dominance to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. In at least four states — Georgia, Kansas, Texas and Wisconsin — the midterm election results have tilted the political calculus toward expansion, tho...

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What happened Democratic wins put Medicaid expansion back in play in holdout states.
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Left / center-leftDemocratic wins put Medicaid expansion back in play in holdout states

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Source New MexicoNews report · Nov 6, 9:59 PM

Democratic wins put Medicaid expansion back in play in holdout states

In a handful of holdout states, Democrats appear ready to use their newly won statehouse dominance to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. In at least four states — Georgia, Kansa...

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StatelineNews report · Nov 6, 9:21 PM

Democratic wins put Medicaid expansion back in play in holdout states

In a handful of holdout states, Democrats appear ready to use their newly won statehouse dominance to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. In at least four states — Georgia, Kansa...

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