Proposed state question that could roll back Medicaid expansion clears House committee

OKLAHOMA CITY — House lawmakers advanced a measure Thursday that would ask voters to give lawmakers the option to roll back Medicaid expansion.

House Joint Resolution 1067, authored by Rep. Ryan Eaves, R-Atoka, would allow the Legislature to decline covering the cost of Medicaid expansion if the federal match drops below its current rate of 90%.

“I just trust the people of Oklahoma to have the wherewithal to understand that if we don’t have the option, we would be facing serious issues in other parts of the state budget in the foreseeable future,” Eaves said.

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