Nixon proposes Medicaid expansion; GOP leaders ignore gov.

Saturday, March 7, 2009 | 3:46 p.m. CST; updated 6:01 p.m. CST, Saturday, March 7, 2009

HANNIBAL — Gov. Jay Nixon plans to seek an expansion of Medicaid coverage for thousands of low-income adults by relying on increased hospital taxes and federal dollars.

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