Wisconsin Assembly approves delay in state Medicaid changes

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Wisconsin Assembly approves delay in state Medicaid changes

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wisconsin-lawmakers-consider-delay-state-medicaid-changes-120322977.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/RmB7UUxHDNb9DcX7HrDEkQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-12-04T204533Z_3_CBRE9B30XHR00_RTROPTP_2_USA-HEALTHCARE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act at the White House" align="left" title="U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the Affordable Care Act at the White House" border="0" /></a>By Brendan O'Brien MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Wisconsin legislators on Wednesday approved delaying by three months a plan to shift thousands of people from a state Medicaid program onto the federal health insurance marketplace, which has been plagued by technical problems. The Republican-led Assembly voted 64-32 to approve a proposal that would allow 72,000 people due to be shifted from Wisconsin's BadgerCare Medicaid program on January 1 to stay on until the end of March. Republican Governor Scott Walker sought the delay. The majority Republican state Senate could vote on the delay later in December.</p><br clear="all"/>

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