TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Legislature has passed a resolution aimed at stopping Gov. Chris Christie sweeping changes to the state's Medicaid program.
Christie plans to ask the federal government to approve $300 million in cuts to the health care program for low-income people. Some of the savings would come from limiting eligibility and requiring patients to participate in managed-care programs.
The Senate voted 24-15 and the Assembly voted 45-32 Wednesday to urge the federal government not to approve the restrictions on eligibility for NJ FamilyCare, a Medicaid extension. That leaves the Obama administration to decide whether to side with the Republican governor or the Democratic-controlled Legislature.
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Democrats also passed a budget plan that restores funding and reverses the cuts, but Christie has said he won't sign it in its present form.
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