Snyder expects expanded Medicaid coverage in Flint next week

FLINT, Mich. (AP) - An additional 15,000 children and pregnant women grappling with Flint's lead-contaminated water crisis should become eligible for government health insurance starting next week once the funding receives final legislative approval, Gov. Rick Snyder said Monday.

"That's another major step forward," he said of treating those who may have been exposed to the dangerous metal while drinking the city's improperly treated water for at least 18 months.

Snyder expects expanded Medicaid coverage in Flint next week