A sign during a rally at the capitol in Richmond to support Medicaid expansion.
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State lawmakers are back in Richmond for a special session.
They didn’t finish their work during the regular legislative session because they couldn’t agree on Medicaid expansion and the coverage gap.
Those phrases are used a lot in the news.
Mallory Noe-Payne breaks down what they mean.
Medicaid is expensive. It’s a huge chunk of the state budget, and growing quickly.
Even still, an expansion of the program to about 400,000 poor Virginians is projected to save the state money— if lawmakers make an agreement during a special legislative session.
Mallory Noe-Payne explains that part of the story.
