News outlets examine the political dynamics spurring some former opponents of the law to sign onto one of its most significant provisions.
The Associated Press/Washington Post: Republican Gov. Rick Snyder Backs Expanding Medicaid To Michigans Uninsured In US Health PlanRepublican Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday backed the extension of Medicaid coverage to 470,000 residents under the Obama administration’s health care overhaul, saying it is the right thing to do despite resistance from his own party that controls the Legislature. He is the sixth GOP governor to propose expanding the taxpayer-funded health insurance program, joining the leaders of Ohio, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and North Dakota. Snyder has criticized the federal health care law in the past but to a lesser extent than other Republican governors 2/6.
Reuters: Michigan Republican Governor Snyder Backs Medicaid ExpansionMichigan Governor Rick Snyder on Wednesday endorsed an expansion of health coverage for the poor under President Barack Obamas reform law, joining five other Republican governors who have agreed to widen the Medicaid program in their states. Snyder made his announcement at a hospital in the state capitol of Lansing Wisniewski, 2/6.