Medicaid Expansion Bill Gains Bipartisan Support In Georgia From Four GOP Senators
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Handful of rural Georgia Republicans join with Dems to give full Medicaid expansion another go
GOP senators sign on to Democrat-backed Medicaid expansion
Goodman, Hickman and Watson declined comment. Summers told 11Alive News that he has heard from constituents who can be served with Medicaid expansion and is motivated to protect rural hospitals, including Crisp Regional Hospital in his hometown of Cordele.
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Some Georgia GOP Senators supporting Medicaid expansion
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