Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Date Set For Ariz. High Court Case On Funding For Medicaid Expansion
The Associated Press: Judge Sets Date To Hear Arguments On Whether Medicaid Expansion Needed Two-Thirds Vote
A judge will hear arguments July 10 on whether the main funding source for Arizona's Medicaid expansion was legally enacted. The order from Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Katherine Cooper released Friday comes nearly two months after the state Supreme Court dealt former Gov. Jan Brewer's Medicaid plan a severe blow by allowing a lawsuit challenging the plan to proceed. (2/28)
The Associated Press: Medicaid Fight May Cost Florida $1B Federal Grant
Florida is scheduled to lose $1 billion in federal health funds at the end of June, a hole in the state budget the Legislature must fill in its upcoming session if a settlement isn't reached between the administrations of Gov. Rick Scott and President Barack Obama. The state has known for about a year about the impending cut in funding to cover uninsured, low-income hospital patients, but Scott has included the money in his proposed 2015-16 budget, which takes effect July 1. The hospitals are using the issue to bolster arguments to expand Medicaid during the 60-day Legislative session that begins Tuesday. (Kennedy, 3/1)
