US EditionGOP leaders looking to expand enhanced Medicaid matching rate to woo Murkowski
- Senate Republicans passed a budget reconciliation bill on Tuesday after making last-minute changes to win Senator Lisa Murkowski's crucial vote.
- The changes include exempting Alaska and other states with high Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program error rates from new cost-sharing rules to secure Murkowski's support.
- Senators John Thune, Mike Crapo, and John Barrasso met overnight with Murkowski to discuss and resolve concerns about Medicaid funding and SNAP provisions in the bill.
- Bobby Kogan pointed out that the flawed exemption could incentivize intentionally increasing error rates in order to obtain a two-year postponement.
- The exempted cost-sharing provision could fundamentally change SNAP and cause other states to face burdens, implying wider impacts beyond Alaska and Murkowski's holdout.
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GOP leaders looking to expand enhanced Medicaid matching rate to woo Murkowski
Senate Republican leaders are discussing a proposal to expand an enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) matching rate to five states, including Alaska and Hawaii, which could be critical to locking down Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s (R-Alaska) vote.
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