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OKLAHOMA CITY – Far right Republicans joined Democrats in the Senate to block plans to put major changes to Medicaid expansion on August’s low voter turnout ballot.

The decision potentially sets the stage for two dueling legislative questions regarding the future of Oklahoma’s Medicaid program to appear on November’s general election ballot.

Voters could be asked to consider House Bill 4440, which seeks to remove Medicaid expansion from the Oklahoma Constitution and put it in state statute, allowing lawmakers to alter it.

They could also be asked to vote on House Joint Resolution 1067, which would allow lawmakers to end coverage for an estimated 200,000 lower-income Oklahomans if the federal match were to drop below the current 90% matching rate. 

Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, the author, said of the 41 states with Medicaid expansion, only three put it in their state constitution.

He said the measure does not repeal Medicaid expansion.

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