Senate Medicaid Workgroup Named

Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville (R-Monroe) named a six-member workgroup of Senate Republicans on Wednesday to continue to study the topic of Medicaid reform in hopes a proposal can be developed that will achieve the necessary GOP support.

The workgroup will be led by Senator Roger Kahn (R-Saginaw), a long-time proponent of Medicaid expansion, including reforms to encourage personal responsibility and healthy living among recipients. Joining Senator Kahn on the workgroup will be Senators Darwin Booher (R-Evart), Bruce Caswell (R-Hillsdale), Jim Marleau (R-Lake Orion), John Pappageorge (R-Troy), and Dave Robertson (R-Grand Blanc).

The workgroup’s composition is viewed as largely Senators considered “malleable” on the issue, perhaps with the exception of Senator Caswell who has, to-date, been an opponent of Medicaid expansion. He has, however, been a supporter of expanding access to low income residents through other means and introduced Senate Bill 422 seen as a potential starting point for the workgroup’s discussions.

posted by PAA Online , Friday, June 28, 2013 9:08 AM
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