Indiana lawmakers were somewhat shocked to find out at this morning’s State Budget Committee Meeting that while revenues stayed mostly flat, Medicaid expenditures were expected to increase by $1 Billion dollars.

Budget reversions and an increase in the state’s Medicaid population were mostly responsible for the increase.

You can hear Budget Committee members State Rep. Jeff Thompson and Senator Ryan Mishler in the Leon-Tailored Audio above.

It runs for about 10 minutes.