The Alaska House plans to continue pursuing a legal challenge to Gov. Bill Walker’s authority to expand Medicaid on his own.
Lawmakers faced a deadline for a decision on whether to appeal a judge’s decision tossing the challenge brought last summer by the Legislative Council. An appeal was filed on behalf of the House.
A state court judge in March dismissed the case brought by the Legislative Council, upholding Walker’s action and finding that the federal Social Security Act requires Medicaid expansion.