How voters cast their ballots on health care issues

(ALEX HOGAN / STAT)

Voters across the country also weighed in on ballot measures to expand Medicaid, cap nursing staff ratios, and legalize medical marijuana. Here's what you need to know:

Medicaid expansion: Voters in three states — Utah, Idaho, and Nebraska — appeared to approve Medicaid expansion. It's not clear yet whether Montana voters agreed to renew Medicaid expansion funding by raising the cigarette tax.
Medical marijuana: Voters in Utah and Missouri legalized medical marijuana, but North Dakota voters decided against legalization.
Abortion access: In Alabama and West Virginia, voters approved changing their constitutions to make clear they don't protect the right to an abortion or require abortion funding. Those measures could be challenged in court. Voters in Oregon shot down a proposal to ban publicly funded health programs from covering abortions.
Nurse staffing: In Massachusetts, voters defeated an initiative spearheaded by a nurses union that would have capped the number of patients assigned to a nurse’s care.
Dialysis charges: California voters defeated a measure that would have limited profits for dialysis clinics. The dialysis industry had spent millions to oppose the proposal.