Medicaid extension included in bill funding the federal govt to mid-December
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming inclusion of American Samoa’s federal matching rate for Medicaid, known as FMAP, in a Continuing Resolution that would fund the U.S.


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