The state argued that it needed at least two months to prepare for the rollout, which it claimed would challenge computer and personal infrastructure, according to the Houston Herald.
However, attorneys representing the 275,000 residents who were in Medicaid limbo during the court’s review of the expansion said that the state was previously within six weeks of implementation, so the request for at least two months sows some dissonance, according to the Houston Herald.
State judges agreed with residents, deflecting the claim that the state needs time to craft a plan, because Gov. Mike Parson’s earlier expansion plan was completed in May, but the paperwork was withdrawn, according to The Hill.
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