LANSING, MI (AP)-- Michigan lawmakers may be closer to approving an expansion of Medicaid health insurance to low-income adults.
New version of Republican-sponsored legislation that could move from a House committee as early as Tuesday no longer includes a hard four-year cap on benefits for certain adults. The provision has drawn concern from Republican Governor Rick Snyder and minority Democrats.
A revised bill instead would give two options to nondisabled adults earning between 100 and 133 percent of the poverty level after they're on Medicaid for 48 months.
They could buy government-subsidized health insurance through a new insurance marketplace or pay more to stay on Medicaid.
Talks continue over the legislation. But supporters of expanding Medicaid eligibility to 320,000 more Michigan residents next year say a deal is within reach.
