Feinstein Votes Yes on Reform Despite Medicaid Cost Increase
On Monday, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) voted yes on a procedural motion to move the Senate's health reform bill forward, although the bill could force California to spend an additional $3 billion annually to cover more people through Medicaid. However, Feinstein said that the Medicaid expansion would be fully funded until 2016, giving the state time to find funding to offset the additional cost.
- "Senator Dianne Feinstein Votes Yes on Health Care Bill, Addresses Medicaid Shortfall" (Felde, "KPCC News," Southern California Public Radio, 12/21).