The Maryland Senate has signed on a health insurance plan to pump $ 600 million in health insurance for residents of Maryland over the next five years.
The Senate voted 31-16 in a largely online voting to adopt Gov. Martin O'Malley's plan to expand Medicaid eligibility and give small businesses a grant to help provide health insurance to their employees .
The bill still needs final approval in the Senate before heading to the House, which adopted a similar plan last year and is thought to approve a version of its plan O'Malley.
The financing of health insurance expansion comes from several sources, including slot machines and gaming tax on tobacco. The two have yet to be approved.
The Senate voted 31-16 in a largely online voting to adopt Gov. Martin O'Malley's plan to expand Medicaid eligibility and give small businesses a grant to help provide health insurance to their employees .
The bill still needs final approval in the Senate before heading to the House, which adopted a similar plan last year and is thought to approve a version of its plan O'Malley.
The financing of health insurance expansion comes from several sources, including slot machines and gaming tax on tobacco. The two have yet to be approved.
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