Washington: The state on Tuesday became the 28th US state to agree to expand the Medicaid programme for the poor under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law, a move that will extend health coverage to 350,000 low-income state residents, the administration said. The agreement was announced separately by the Obama administration and Indiana Governor Mike Pence, a staunch Republican conservative, whose involvement could prompt other so-called red states to pursue versions of the Medicaid expansion that include market-based features favoured by conservatives.