Ohio Governor Kasich backs Medicaid expansion in proposed budget

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Ohio Governor Kasich backs Medicaid expansion in proposed budget

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ohio-governor-kasich-backs-medicaid-expansion-proposed-budget-231112531.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/y6hBCwV.gC0i6rdihETKhQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-02-04T231112Z_1_CBRE9131SEW00_RTROPTP_2_CERAWEEK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Ohio Governor John Kasich speaks during CERAWEEK in Houston" align="left" title="Ohio Governor John Kasich speaks during CERAWEEK in Houston" border="0" /></a>CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Ohio's Republican governor on Monday endorsed the expansion of Medicaid under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, raising expectations that political opposition to the plan may be starting to thaw among GOP leaders in so-called Red states. Gov. John Kasich, the fifth Republican state governor to support the Medicaid expansion, made his announcement as part of a press briefing on his $63.3 billion 2014-15 budget proposal. He emphasized that he is not a supporter of &quot;Obamacare,&quot; but believes the Medicaid plan &quot;makes sense for the state of Ohio. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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