Arkansas governor says changes needed to Senate health care bill

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(AP) – Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson says the Senate GOP’s
health care legislation needs to ease some of its limits on Medicaid spending
and give the state greater control over the program, warning that the state
would face significant additional costs without the changes.The Republican governor on Thursday outlined changes he’d like to see in the
legislation aimed at repealing and replacing major portions of the 2010 federal
health overhaul. Hutchinson, however, stopped short of saying whether he opposes
the measure if it doesn’t include the proposed changes.

Hutchinson says the elderly, blind and disabled covered under Medicaid should
be exempted from a cap that is put on the program’s spending. He also said
states should have the option of receiving funding for the Medicaid expansion
through a block grant.

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