Tennessee announces plans for Medicaid expansion
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Gov. Bill Halsam announced Monday that his state has reached a deal to expand Medicaid under ObamaCare.
The Tennessee Republican plans to call a special session in January to address the expansion plan, called "Insure Tennessee."
"We made the decision in Tennessee nearly two years ago not to expand traditional Medicaid," Haslam said in a statement. "This is an alternative approach that forges a different path and is a unique Tennessee solution. This plan leverages federal dollars to provide health care coverage to more Tennesseans, to give people a choice in their coverage and to address the cost of health care, better health outcomes and personal responsibility."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}ObamaCare offers federal support for states that extend Medicaid coverage for those earning up to 138 percent of the poverty line.