Democratic governors call for more time to implement new Medicaid rules

A group of Democratic governors, led by Oregon's Tina Kotek, is requesting an extension from the federal government to implement new, complex Medicaid reporting and eligibility rules.
With just three months left to prepare before complex new Medicaid reporting and eligibility rules take effect, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is again leading a group of governors seeking an extended timeline. In a letter Thursday, Kotek and the governors of California, Maine, New Mexico and Virginia called on Health and Human Services Director Robert […]
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