Medicaid expansion still unresolved in General Assembly
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers briefly returned to the Capitol on Wednesday to kick off a new round of negotiations over whether to expand Medicaid. But there was little actual movement on the issue, or any sign of when there might be a resolution.
Legislators left town after voting to start a new special session devoted to passing a state budget, a move necessary before lawmakers can resume negotiations on Medicaid in earnest. The GOP-led General Assembly failed to pass a state spending plan during its regular session earlier this year because of disagreements over whether it should include Medicaid expansion.