Governor Brian Sandoval has vetoed a bill that would have made the state the first to open Medicaid to all residents. The Democratic-led state legislature passed a bill earlier this month that would have allowed anyone to purchase a Medicaid-like policy, regardless of their income. The bill called for the state to create the Nevada Care Plan, which would have been separate from the state’s Medicaid program, but offered nearly all the same benefits. Sandoval, in a statement about his veto, said the ideas behind the legislation “May play a critical role” in future health policy, but that the bill would have added “more uncertainty to an industry that needs less.” Sponsor Mike Sprinkle called the veto “highly disappointing” and vowed to continue to press for expanding health coverage for everyone and “not just the privileged.” Medicaid recipients pay little or nothing for their coverage. But the Nevada Care Plan would most likely have required participants to pay some premiums, deductibles and co-pays.