Voting to expand Medicaid
What they say
He says one of his proudest votes in the Legislature was to expand Medicaid to more than a million people in Michigan.
“one of my proudest votes in the Michigan Legislature was to expand access to Medicaid to over a million people in Michigan”
What the record shows ·
As a state representative he voted for House Bill 4714, the Healthy Michigan Plan, when it passed the House on June 13, 2013 (76-31), and again when the House approved the Senate's version on September 3, 2013 (75-32). It became Public Act 107 of 2013 and covers adults with incomes up to 133% of the poverty level.
Limit: The vote is on record. The figure of over a million people is enrollment over the years since, which this desk did not check.