At Finance Hearing, Sen. Portman Raises Concerns With a Proposed Federal Takeover of the Medicaid Program
October 21, 2021
October 21, 2021
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2021:
During a Senate Finance Committee hearing earlier today, Senator Portman addressed concerns he had with a section of the Democrats' spending and tax bill that would create a fully federalized Medicaid program, stating that it would stifle innovation and put states that already expanded Medicaid, like Ohio, at a disadvantage. Portman also had concerns that this federal expansion . . .
During a Senate Finance Committee hearing earlier today, Senator Portman addressed concerns he had with a section of the Democrats' spending and tax bill that would create a fully federalized Medicaid program, stating that it would stifle innovation and put states that already expanded Medicaid, like Ohio, at a disadvantage. Portman also had concerns that this federal expansion . . .