Senate expected to take up enhanced Medicaid funding

The Senate is expected to hold a cloture vote Monday evening on a bill that includes enhanced federal Medicaid funding for states.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) filed for cloture Thursday evening on a substitute amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill that includes enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) for states.

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