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TexasTowelie

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Tue Feb 28, 2017, 06:11 AM Feb 2017

After Trump meeting, Herbert says he supports proposal to cap Medicaid funding

WASHINGTON — The nation's governors don't want people in their states to lose health coverage under a repeal of the Obama-era health care law, but even after a weekend of bipartisan meetings, they still don't agree on the best approach to replace it.

Governors attending the winter meeting of the National Governors Association met Monday morning with President Donald Trump at the White House, where the president marveled about the intricacies of health policy.

"It's an unbelievably complex subject. Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated," Trump told the governors.

Discussion of health care dominated the governors' meeting. While the Trump administration pledged cooperation with the states, some House Republicans are pushing to limit future federal funding to provide care for low-income people in exchange for giving states more flexibility to run their programs.

Read more: http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865674405/After-Trump-meeting-Herbert-says-he-supports-proposal-to-cap-Medicaid-funding-in-exchange-for.html

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